Rooted in the loss of one of Smiths close friends, this book comes out of. Part friendship diary, part bright elegy, part war cry, Homie is the exuberant new book written for Danez and for Danez’s friends and for you and for yours. Homie is Danez Smiths magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. But then the phone lights up, or a shout comes up to the window, and family-blood and chosen-arrives with just the right food and some redemption. Smith is joined by writer and performance poet Britteney Black Rose Kapri. They stand at an average stature of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1. Danez Smith Height The African-American writer is of average stature. Danez Smith Age They were born in 1989, in Minnesota, United States of America. Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendsh. Danez’s most recent poetry collection titled Homie was published on January 21, 2020. 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. Read 810 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.

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 survive, even harder to remember reasons for living. Poet, Danez Smith, presents their new collection Homie. 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. Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship.

Homie by Danez Smith