Books like [insert] boy by Danez Smith
A collection of poems that earned Danez Smith the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and the 2016 Kate Tufts Discovery Award, this book explores bodily desire, mortality, and a spiritual connection that gives voice to queer Black experience. Recognized as a finalist for the Norma Farber First Book Award by the Poetry Society of America, it represents a powerful testament to the terrain of LGBTQ identity and the enduring resonance of poetic form.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Danez Smith
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