Homie essays within the small town of

within the small town of Geshig at the hub of the rez

supported by a baby board

and a recognition that human experience is intertwined with all that surrounds us

This Town Sleeps explores the many ways history

An essential guide to the sacred Big Drum ceremony of the Ojibwe

Homie essays within the small town ofHomie is Danez Smith's magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's 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 that in a country overrun by violence, xenophobia, and disparity, and in a body defined by race, queerness, and diagnosis, it can be hard to