Homie
Poems
Graywolf · Print & ebook · January 21, 2020
FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR POETRY Danez Smith is our president Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship.
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- Who it’s for
- These poems hold grief and the saving grace of friendship in the same generous, bright embrace.
- Themes
- Friendship, Grief and loss, Chosen family
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Poetry, Poetry About Death, African American Poetry
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FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR POETRY Danez Smith is our president Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith’s close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer.
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In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges that in a country overrun by violence, xenophobia, and disparity, and in a body defined by race, queerness, and diagnosis, it can be hard to survive, even harder to remember reasons for living. But then the phone lights up, or a shout comes up to the window, and family—blood and chosen—arrives with just the right food and some redemption. Part friendship diary, part bright elegy, part war cry, Homie is the exuberant new book written for Danez and for Danez’s friends and for you and for yours.
Friendship, Held Close
These poems hold grief and the saving grace of friendship in the same generous, bright embrace.
Come here for
- A bright elegy rooted in loss and the search for joy
- Chosen family arriving with food, intimacy, and a little redemption
Expect
- Poems that face violence and disparity without losing sight of connection
- A mix of friendship diary, elegy, and war cry
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Poetry | 85% |
|---|---|
| African American Poetry | 40% |
| Poetry About Death | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Poetry
- African American Poetry
- LGBTQ+ Poetry
- Authors
- Danez Smith
- Publisher
- Graywolf
- Published
- January 21, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Grief and loss · Chosen family
- Reading lane
- American Poetry