Poetry. In minute-by-minute detail, Patricia Smith tracks Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of destruction. From August 23, 2005, the day Tropical Depression Twelve developed, through August 28 when it became a Category Five storm with its "scarlet glare fixed on the trembling crescent," to the heartbreaking aftermath, these poems evoke the horror that unfolded in New Orleans as America watched it on television.
Author City: HOWELL, NJ USA
Patricia Smith is the author of six volumes of poetry, including SHOULDA BEEN JIMI SAVANNAH; BLOOD DAZZLER, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award; and TEAHOUSE OF THE ALMIGHTY, a National Poetry Series selection. She lives in New Jersey.
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Sharon Fulton @ Open Letters Monthly
Melinda Wilson @ Coldfront
Moira Richards @ New Mirage Journal