These poems explore the ways that wanton colonial terrorism and destruction--from cop cities and data centers, to police violence and the bombing of civilians, have impacted vulnerable communities locally, nationally and abroad. What has been sacrificed? What remains in the aftermath?
Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Ed.D is the author of several books, including For the Girls Who Do Too Much, The Summoning of Black Joy, and the children's book Mariah's Maracas. She is co-editor of the book Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice and Popular Culture. An associate professor in the humanities department at Coppin State University, she served as the second Poet Laureate of Prince George's County, MD from 2023-2025.
Khari Dawson is a multi-genre writer and musician based in Maryland. Her work has been published in _POETRY Magazine, Cult., Creative Currents, Baltimore City Paper _and other publications. She has enjoyed support for her work through grants and fellowship opportunities with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Art Under a Minute program, the Martha's Vineyard Creative Writing Institute, and the Smithsonian exhibit project, "Gen Z Speaks: A Right to the City." She holds a BA in English and a minor in Film Studies from the University of San Francisco and is a 2024 Watering Hole Poetry fellow.
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