Close to Death: Poems by Patricia Smith

Close to Death: Poems

Patricia Smith

128 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Homicide, drug abuse, and AIDS-related deaths have forced black male life expectancy into a steady decline. In New York City, black males have long been considered expendable. Young men who feel they have run out of options, whose bravado indicate...

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