If They Come for Us Social Themes our people deserve

our people deserve

This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career

VCU Cabell First Novel Award * Shortlisted

A dazzling full-length collection of verse from one of the leading poets of our time

for her children’s right simply to be possible

If They Come for Us Social Themes our people deserveA debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice.BooklistElegant and playful . . . The poet invents new forms and updates classic ones.Elle [Fatimah] Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible.The New YorkerNAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDan aunt teaches me