Book cover with black and white abstract background and the title 'We Be Walkin' Blackly in the Deep' by Thomas Kneeland. The word 'Poems' appears in small text.
“...a powerful collection that celebrates Blackness, moving through the pain of past and present with grace and tenacity to arrive at a more just future.”
— Susan L. Leary, Author of Dressing the Bear (Trio House Press, 2024)
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...these poems are rhythmic, spiritual, life-sustaining...

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...an examination of grief that is both cathartic and hopeful...

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...man was it a life changing kind of good...

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...these poems are rhythmic, spiritual, life-sustaining... ❋ ...an examination of grief that is both cathartic and hopeful... ❋ ...man was it a life changing kind of good... ❋

Book cover titled 'We Be Walkin' Blackly in the Deep' by Thomas Kneeland, featuring abstract black and white artwork with hand-drawn elements.

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

We Be Walkin' Blackly in the Deep explores the necessity of cultural preservation for people of color, as they live, survive, and thrive against the backdrop of American society. The poems in this collection are both the calm and the swell. Inspired by the works of 20th Century and contemporary poets, Robert Hayden, Derek Walcott, Yusef Komunyakaa, Gwendolyn Brooks, Joshua Bennett, and Donika Kelly, this collection calls for the safeguarding of identity and history.

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