an arrow of hope as strong as the great cedars of Lebanon and feathered by the spirit of American independence

and emerging readers will be able to anticipate words after repeated reads

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks

And how many will have to die first

Homie: Poems Stephanie Fizer Coleman an arrow of hope asFINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR POETRY Danez Smith is our president Homie is Danez Smiths magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smiths close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges