Hoodoo Headrag: A Second Iteration

By Alden Reimonenq

In Hoodoo Headrag, the speakers are closet managers who grapple variously with confinement and freedom, who share a definite ethnic voice-a Black one with strong Cr ole, Louisiana roots-and who investigate the places where race and sexuality blend rather than separate. In many poems, being Black and gay are two strikes that make the third-ostracism-far too inevitable. As the speakers find their way through entanglements, they are transformed into the exemplary soulmates, who find pleasure, peace, and love. Focusing on the soul's progress, Reimonenq has reshaped the cultural storying of his New Orleans childhood into lyric poetry that sings through picture and sound.

In this edition, twenty new poems exhibit what Reimonenq calls "soul speak" in a vibrant voice that continues to map a journey that is a wish for peace for Black gay men who suffer and triumph through the negotiation of their lives and loves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951547322
• ISBN13: 9781951547325
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Aubade Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"