In
this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and
established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated
with honor, humor, and grace. Folami Abiade, Dinah
Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru,
Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D.
Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia
Sanchez, and Davida Adedjouma all contribute.
Javaka
Steptoe, who also offers a
poem, employs
an inventive
range of media to bring each of the poems to life. In Daddy's Arms I am
Tall testifies
to the powerful bond between
father and child, recognizing family as our greatest
gift, and identifying
fathers as being among our most influential heroes.
In
this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and
established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated
with honor, humor, and grace. Folami Abiade, Dinah
Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru,
Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D.
Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia
Sanchez, and Davida Adedjouma all contribute.
