Great Regulars: William Edmondson, a Nashville stone carver

(c. 1874-1951), was the first black artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in 1937. The son of freed slaves, he said he carved by divine inspiration. By the end of his life, over 300 of his remarkable stone carvings of humans, animals and mythological and Biblical figures were in public museums and private collections. This poem is one of 23 that I wrote about his life and work.

from The Washington Post: Poet's Choice: Poet's Choice: Angel with a Pocketbook by Elizabeth Spires

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