Black History Month Day 13.
Patricia Smith is a contemporary poet who combines personal with political to tell powerful stories. She is a consummate performer.
The following poem appears in her hurricane Katrina poem collection, Blood Dazzler, which tells the hurricane’s detailed story.
Siblings
By Patricia Smith (1955-)
Hurricanes, 2005
Arlene learned to dance backwards in heels that were too high.
Read the poem here.
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