Zoetrope

"[ black ] boy in space is all the rage
on the evening news.

in space, your body means
your body & that''s it.

in space, i am stuffing a comet
into my mouth, look at that!"

ZOETROPE, Kevin Latimer''s first collection of poetry is a frantic protest set in a grieving and illogical world. These poems and poem-plays examine what it is to be black and grieving in America. At the end: some place, no disasters exist. a world full of rituals, boats, political strife, umbrellas, & boys