Patricia Smith – Sabotage

Anthology Poetry

The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, ed. by Peter Kahn, Ravia Shankar, and Patricia Smith. Foreword by Terrance Hayes

September 17, 2017September 16, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Brit Mags Webster, Christian Robinson/ Rich Robbins, Clare Pollard, Gwendolyn Brooks, Hannah Gamble, Kelly Reuter, Nicki Giovanni, Patricia Smith, Peter Kahn, Ravia Shankar, Sandra Beasley, Sandra M. Gilbert, Sharon Olds, Terrance Hayes, The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, University of Arkansas Press

– Reviewed by Colette Sensier – The Golden Shovel celebrates one of the most influential American poets of the 20th century,

Collection Poetry

Cornrows and Cornfields by Celeste Doaks

December 23, 2015December 24, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Caroline Davies, Celeste Doaks, Cornrows and Cornfields, Dorianne Laux, Helen Mort, Joseph Millar, Patricia Smith, Wrecking Ball Press

– Reviewed by Caroline Davies – The first collection from Celeste Doaks, Cornrows and Cornfields comes garlanded with praise from England’s Helen