Raising Voices: A History of Representation in Modern American Poetry

Modern American poetry has become a tool for giving voice to the voiceless. In some cases this may simply amount to bringing to light their concerns, or it may be more than that. The artist may, in a way, take on the spirit of those who cannot speak, writing for them and as them. Whether …

Languages of Love and Pain: A Review of Aracelis Girmay’s The Black Maria

Aracelis Girmay’s poetry collection The Black Maria immerses itself in the oceans of   history and African American life. Girmay’s work invites the reader to deepen their understanding of the author’s experience and the world that created it. The book is divided into two sections, each of which is its own cycle of poetry, but …