Straight Wobblings of My Father, Volume 40Hord focuses upon his relationship with his father, but other poems of love, friendship, and commitment to activism are included in this book. |
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African American African identity American dream American would risk better world bad Black Boy Needing Black love Black Woman Keeping bleached blind surprise blood bone breath Bronze Plated Mother Broom and Crossing catch chalk count Cullen's lines dark death deep Douglass Day Love dreams Dry Bones eyes fingers fire forever freedom heal the thieves heart and build Heart Was Born Hord Hord's Hothouse Flowers Jumping The Broom learn its record living look natal never other's whippings ourselves must show Pants and Pitching poem professing your love pulling at steel quiet Quilting Races race with hands rainbow Real Malcolm Rhythm of Home risk the womb Round Ball Moon Saluting Kin smile soft hands pulling song souls of black Speaking Within Mates stand Straight Wobblings Sunday Bootleg Saviors Sunday saviors surprise about soft sweet Swishing Pants taught Third World Press tomorrow walk yellow face loving young the ends