Written between 1989 and 2008, the poems in Kevin Powell’s powerful new collection encompass everything from his early role as a renowned slam poet (and original cast member of MTV’s Real World) to his current incarnation as a poet operating away from the scene. Within this rich tapestry of musings, confession, and introspection, Powell weaves issues like racism, black self-hatred, and gender violence with his own anguished revelations about sex, love, and misogyny. Sampling from the personal and the political, Powell reshapes them into a provocative soundtrack for the times.
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"After years of...poetic exile, Kevin Powell has returned... [And] he returns with the same sense of urgency and love." -- Willie Perdomo, author of Where a Nickel Costs a Dime and Smoking Lovely
"Powell [in No Sleep Till Brooklyn] is...in search of ancient remedies to the concrete problem of finding personal freedom." -- Jessica Care Moore, author of God is Not an American and publisher of Moore Black Press
"The rhythms of these forthright, textured poems add themselves now to the difficult, beautiful soundtrack of urban existence." -- Lynn Aarti Chandhok, winner of the 2006 Philip Levine Prize
"Powell [in No Sleep Till Brooklyn] is...in search of ancient remedies to the concrete problem of finding personal freedom." -- Jessica Care Moore, author of God is Not an American and publisher of Moore Black Press
"The rhythms of these forthright, textured poems add themselves now to the difficult, beautiful soundtrack of urban existence." -- Lynn Aarti Chandhok, winner of the 2006 Philip Levine Prize
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