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Book Review: Point Blank
Thiago Zanutigh Point Blank: Poems by Alan King, Silver Birch Press, 2018, $15 paperback Reviewed by Scott Neuffer Alan King’s new poetry collection begins with “Hulk” in which the poet walks the streets at night growing into something superhuman. The poet is a black man and knows that in America, fear and suspicion are projected on him at all times, especially at night. “White people look at me / and pretend they don’t see / the breeding of slaves, / pretend not to know / w
Oct 2, 20182 min read
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