Windfall, by Jamaica Baldwin Black Voices Nina Simone Sings the Blues (RCA Victor, 1967) Series editor’s note: In Jamaica Baldwin’s “Windfall,” the self is buried beneath layers and layers of internalized memories, becoming an ocean of worlds. But instead of resting there, the self is forced to make many crossings, reminded of its past, of the cruel ways in which […] robvollmar@ou.edu

Transmigratory Prayers, by Kwame Dawes & John Kinsella Poetry Sheep’s Head Lighthouse / Photo by John Finn / Flickr Author’s note: For about seven years now, Kwame Dawes and I have been writing long poem-dialogues that have so far appeared as four books with Peepal Tree Press, most recently In the Names of Our Families. The following extract is from our work in […] robvollmar@ou.edu