The Bones Beneath

by Sheila Smith McKoy

The Bones Beneath captures what it means to be American, Southern, diasporan, what it means to belong and not to belong, and finding many ways home. It transports readers across place and time, focusing on race and racism, health and healing, Africa and America, and mysticism and incantations. The poems call us to remember the histories we are coaxed to forget and opens pathways to understand our shared humanity. You will not leave this work without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625570821
• ISBN13: 9781625570826
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Black Lawrence Press, Inc.
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"