[Iain Haley] Pollock's debut book of poetry and winner of the prestigious Cave Canem Poetry Prize--awarded to exceptional first books by African American poets--is particularly resonant in the era of Obama and a hoped-for post-racial society that, sadly, seems even more polarized.Pollock's unique hue enables him to see how skin privilege plays out every day. When he was a teenager, he remembers being followed in a department store when he was with his Puerto Rican friends, but was left to roam when he was with his white pals.
from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Annette John-Hall: A poet writing from parallel perspectives
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