"The cross-section of poets with varying poetics and styles gathered here is only one of the many admirable achievements of this volume."
--Claudia Rankine in the New York Times
The Golden Shovel Anthology celebrates the life and work of poet and civil rights icon Gwendolyn Brooks through a dynamic new poetic form, the Golden Shovel, created by National Book Award-winner Terrance Hayes.
An array of writers--including...