A Peculiar People

By Steven Willis

Book Overview

2023 The Black Caucus of the American Library Association - Poetry Winner
2022 Heartland Bookseller Awards Finalist

A Peculiar People creates an entire microcosm within these poems. Steven Willis crafts a cast of characters, showcasing their struggles, identities, & underlying emotions. Willis champions the art of storytelling: weaving pop-culture and screenwriting elements to allow the reader to view this social commentary with a fresh lens. This collection examines the author's life experience; the pain of being Black and facing systemic racism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1638340234
• ISBN13: 9781638340232
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Button Poetry
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"