Fantasia for the Man in Blue (Stahlecker Selections) All Artisans an African immigrant with severe

an African immigrant with severe OCD

Coconut Rice Pudding

menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence on a winter night

The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is

discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress

Fantasia for the Man in Blue (Stahlecker Selections) All Artisans an African immigrant with severeIn his debut collection Fantasia for the Man in Blue, Tommye Blount orchestrates a chorus of distinct, unforgettable voices that speak to the experience of the black, queer body as a site of desire and violence. A black mans late night encounter with a police officerthe titular man in bluebecomes an extended meditation on a dangerous erotic fantasy. The late Luther Vandross, resurrected here in a suite of poems, addresses the contradiction between his