the voices and souls of black men at various stages of their lives, Close to Death is a poetic requiem for those who struggle against the odds, for those who have resigned themselves to death, and for those already gone. Amplifying the voices and souls of black men at various stages of their lives, Close to Death is a poetic requiem for those who struggle against the odds, for those who have resigned themselves to death, and for those already gone.
Author: Patricia Smith · Original publisher: Zoland Books (1993)
Tier 3 — Partial text + link. No text is hosted on Gary NOI. Read free: https://archive.org/details/closetodeath0000smit (Internet Archive lending copy — borrowable; IA item ID as recorded in Tranche B1: closetodeath0000smit; no hosting rights).
