And how many will have to die first

and emerging readers will be able to anticipate words after repeated reads

our hero may have met his match

heartfelt finale to the New York Times bestselling Hooky series

seventieth birthday together

Homie: Poems Stephanie Fizer Coleman And how many will haveFINALIST 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 Smiths magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smiths close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges