Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Cover:Paperback spring weather comes and melts

spring weather comes and melts the ice

even as he died in the midst of one of our country’s most challenging years to date

Karen Katz created The Colors of Us for her daughter

through the hardship of adolescent struggles

learn about the keys to the universe

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Cover:Paperback spring weather comes and meltsFinalist for the National Book Award for PoetryWinner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection[Smith's] poems are enriched to the point of volatility, but they pay out, often, in sudden joy.The New YorkerAward winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Dont Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where