Flag Day in Detroit

Poetry. African American Studies. In poems such as "Marriage, It Turned Out, Was a Disappointment," "A Poem About Destiny," "I Married My African-American Lover and Signed Up for a Class in Stained Glass," "Adopting the Other Child," to "Sunlight Gives Me Strength," the author weaves a moving tale about mixed-race marriage, which is really about love and survival in contemporary America:

Come on, Sweetie—even with thermal wear,
with my red flannel night gown,
with a wind from Canada
seeping through our windows,
I want you.

(from "Before My Husband Came to Bed")