No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Written between 1989 and 2008 the poems in Kevin Powells powerful new collection encompass everything from his early role as a renowned slam poet (and original cast member of MTVs Real World) to his current incarnation as a poet operating away from the scene. Within this rich tapestry of musings confession and introspection Powell weaves issues like racism black self-hatred and gender violence with his own anguished revelations about sex love and misogyny. Sampling from the personal and the political Powell reshapes them into a provocative soundtrack for the times.