Description |
95 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Water -- God morning -- Ouch -- Page -- Drive -- Horizon -- Instructions -- My honest poem -- Machine -- Correctly -- 12 am -- Sip -- Petal -- To the girl who works at Starbucks... -- Alternatives to "Bae" -- If I was a love poet -- Again -- Sinking -- When people ask how I'm doing -- Mess - Vanish -- Why did you leave? -- Scars -- Museum -- To the random dude... -- Haunted -- How did you lose her? -- Chameleon -- Windows and mirrors -- Lopsided -- To you -- To him -- And then after -- Waves -- Skin II -- Adrenaline rush -- Accent -- 98 -- Meal -- Margin -- Liberty -- To the man standing on the corner... -- Brother -- Sister -- Rifle II -- Simeona -- In the voice of hip hop -- I bet the trees are thinking -- Roulette -- Mercy -- Forgiveness -- Capacity -- Strength -- Cookout -- Welcome -- Silence -- Complainers -- Yes. |
Summary |
Helium is the debut poetry collection by Internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world performing for sell-out crowds. Helium is filled with work that is simultaneously personal and political, blending love poems, self-reflection, and biting cultural critique on class, race and gender into an unforgettable whole. Ultimately, Rudy's work rises above the chaos to offer a fresh and positive perspective of shared humanity and beauty. |
Subject |
American poetry -- African American authors.
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Genre |
Poetry.
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ISBN |
9781943735198 |
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1943735190 |
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