Outlandish Blues

"I am struck by the boldness of this poetry, the musicality, and the sense of historical and spiritual matters. This is a powerful new voice."—Cynthia Hogue, author of The Never Wife

"The Age of Phillis illuminates an unbroken lineage, the way one poet pays homage to another and keeps the continuum for which we are all indebted. This is a necessary and visceral book, that brings to life the fullness of Wheatley."—Matthew Shenoda, author of Tahir Suite

"I am struck by the boldness of this poetry, the musicality, and the sense of historical and spiritual matters. This is a powerful new voice."—Cynthia Hogue, author of The Never Wife

"Outlandish Blues is a book as wide-open-armed and as terrifying as the blues themselves. What violence and grief, and sweetness too! These poems will bring you to your knees with their tough, wild beauty."—Maggie Anderson, author of Windfall: New and Selected Poems