Speech in an Age of Certainty

<p>Readers of <em>Speech in an Age of Certainty</em> by <strong>J. Khan</strong> might want seatbelts for the high-speed chase of his intense poems. He writes sometimes about life as a Midwesterner of South Asian descent which is a complicated diaspora that includes London and rural Missouri. His poems are stories and songs of resistance-and not to be missed.</p><p><strong>-Denise Low</strong> Kansas Poet Laureate 2007-09</p><p> </p><p>Colliding voices animate the parallel worlds of those who feel oppression and those who oppress in this urgent collection of verse by <strong>J. Khan</strong>. The backdrop is a damaged devasted earth. While exposing the limits of witness I scarcely fathom the howl the poet compels our attention (and hopefully our action) in these vivid reflective poems.</p><p><strong>-Catherine Anderson</strong> author of <em>Everyone I Love Immortal</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Speech in an Age of Certainty</em> is a colorful collection of timely pieces by <strong>J. Khan</strong> that tackles police brutality identity history of our sins and finding balance. Khan offers reflective lyrical poems that question one's place in the world. A lovely collection that captures the voices of many who are silenced</p><p><strong>-Rosalyn Spencer</strong> editor <em>Rigorous Magazine</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>