Still Water: Poems Microcosm Publishing As a Trinidadian immigrant

As a Trinidadian immigrant

in Fifth Sun

when Michelle was twenty-five

and the best results require a bit of courage

Still Water: Poems Microcosm Publishing As a Trinidadian immigrantAfrican American, Cabo Verdean Wampanoag Ioway all converge in Jewelle Gomez's exquisite collection of poetry that explores the legacies of family heritage, history, and identity. Gomez contemplates her sexuality, multi ethnic and class identities, and what it means to experience love, loss, grief, friendship, and solidarity with other women during times of political upheaval. Gomez's poems are a gift: at times sumptuous and impassioned, and always