And the Monster Swallows You Whole

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>Adrian S. Potter's newest collection nimbly weaves poems short prose pieces checklists film synopses and diary entries into an arresting </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>portrait of pandemic-era life as a Black American. Honest funny and </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>hard-edged his writings act as concentrated doses of a bracing and </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>necessary tonic in the face of everyday acts of ignorance and indiff er-</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>ence-monsters of all shapes and sizes held in check by Po er's clear </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(250 249 248 1)>and brilliant voice.</span></p><p><br></p>