The burnings from which Coleman culls her work casts a glow and unique warmth that invites the reader to sit by her metaphorical hearth, to laugh and enjoy their “conversation.” Th
This is the first ever UK publication of the poetry of Wanda Coleman: a beat-up, broke Black woman who wrote with anger, humour and clarity about her life on the margins, and who went overlooked by th
A collection of poetic works by the award-winning author of Bathwater Wine and Mercurochrome seeks to defy stereotypes and observes the challenges of life while exploring such themes as eroticism, des
There’s plenty of love between Wanda Coleman and Austin Straus, but it has an edge: every kiss, every snuggle, every touch is political. How to make a marriage work under the unyielding pressures of r
The time has never been better for this re-introduction of Wanda Coleman's work to a new audience of readers.ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST—The New York Times and Washington PostA voice for justice, anti-raci
"Covering nearly half a century and including the works of some 50 artists in a wide variety of media, this book looks beyond ideas of musical category to identify the blues as a visual and cultural i
