Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Cover:Paperback in 1968 to meet the

in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them

Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets

Karen Katz created The Colors of Us for her daughter

spring weather comes and melts the ice

Revealing and even endearing

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Cover:Paperback in 1968 to meet theFinalist for the National Book Award for PoetryWinner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection[Smith's] poems are enriched to the point of volatility, but they pay out, often, in sudden joy.The New YorkerAward winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Dont Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where