


Issue 46.2: On the Honorable Mention Poems by Kweku Abimbola
ON THE HONORABLE MENTION POEMSBY KWEKU ABIMBOLA Kei Miller, Judge Growing up in the kind of place that often experiences power cuts, it has occurred to me before how these outages often create intimacy, a time when families draw closer. I have never thought to write...
Issue 46.2: On the Winning Poems by Diamond Forde
ON THE WINNING POEMS BY DIAMOND FORDE Kei Miller, Judge Impressive here is the way these poems first lean into and then away from creation mythologies. They choose to dig their own ground, in the process inventing new mythologies, sometimes with startling new images:...
Issue 46.2: Swaying with Wicked Grace: A Preface to the Furious Flower Folio
SWAYING WITH WICKED GRACE A Preface to the Furious Flower Folio Lauren K. Alleyne It is always a joy and a privilege to read all the poems submitted to the Furious Flower Poetry Prize. This year I was assisted by Furious Flower Advisory Board Member Desiree Cooper,...
Issue 46.2: Narratives in the Life of Sojourner Truth Walker (1 & 2)
NARRATIVES IN THE LIFE OFSOJOURNER TRUTH WALKER (1) (Excerpt from North Shore, South Shore, a young adult novel-in-progress) Sandra Jackson-Opoku I am Coming Home. My mother will be screaming in an almost dirty dress. The crack is gone. So a Man will be in the...