When I reach for my hip

This book is a first edition of poems written in years before the start of the Covid pandemic through present (2023). The author observes interpersonal interactions with family, youth, lovers, and strangers with meditative care. Many of these poems encourage white readers to explore racial consciousness. These tender poems highlight the strength we each bring to our daily exchanges. Obliquely, the author suggests that community safety is a shared and relational endeavor.