Title: Trouble the water
Description: "Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history--moving from the Bible through several artistic eras--to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a "queer, black body" in 21st century America"--
Subjects: African Americans, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), collection:thom_gunn_award=finalist