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Combining poems from thirty years of writing with new work, Coleman has created an indelible collection that's hard to put down. He mixes love, philosophy, the political, and social commentary with personal history, winding it all around the lives of black folks producing a heady mix of rage and insight while holding a mirror up to the broader culture. This is a collection of poems you will want to read over and over again. This special hardcover edition of Nappy Metaphysic includes new poems not included in the original paperback version. In response to the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Coleman has written new work in an attempt to express his rage, sadness, and hope in the face of the continuing struggle to get the nation to understand that Black Lives Matter.

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Gerald Coleman's poems give us time travel, memoir and elegant polemic -- often all at once. His poems thread together entire worlds - past and present, superheroes and saints, a joyous American childhood and the mirror image of its discontents - in a way that stays with you for years. Nappy gathers the best of them. - Gil Duran Editor Sacramento Bee With Gerald L. Coleman's Nappy Metaphysic the reader begins where a natty halo/ of thick curls was unquestioningly believed beautiful and lands in a place where anyone can have the name freedom fighter, and the bounty of a lover who gargles with music may be fully ingested once we know the taste of tomorrow. - K. Nicole Wilson Author of This Temple Throw away your hotcombs, perms, weaves and fake ass dreads and wrap your head around these nappy poems. - Frank X Walker Author of Last Will, Last Testament, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2013-2015 I enjoyed this collection of poetry immensely. This collection has poetry that is evocative of Southern nights, love lost and found, Black pride, the tenaciousness of racism, and the love between mother and son. I laughed, I cried, and I put the book down many times to just savor the poems in my mind. - Kenesha Williams Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Black Girl Magic Literary Magazine

"Gerald Coleman's poems give us time travel, memoir and elegant polemic -- often all at once. His poems thread together entire worlds - past and present, superheroes and saints, a joyous American childhood and the mirror image of its discontents - in a way that stays with you for years. Nappy gathers the best of them. - Gil Duran Editor Sacramento Bee With Gerald L. Coleman's Nappy Metaphysic the reader begins where ""a natty halo/ of thick curls"" was unquestioningly believed beautiful and lands in a place where anyone can have the name freedom fighter, and the bounty of a lover who ""gargles with music"" may be fully ingested once we know the taste of tomorrow. - K. Nicole Wilson Author of This Temple Throw away your hotcombs, perms, weaves and fake ass dreads and wrap your head around these nappy poems. - Frank X Walker Author of Last Will, Last Testament, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2013-2015 I enjoyed this collection of poetry immensely. This collection has poetry that is evocative of Southern nights, love lost and found, Black pride, the tenaciousness of racism, and the love between mother and son. I laughed, I cried, and I put the book down many times to just savor the poems in my mind. - Kenesha Williams Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Black Girl Magic Literary Magazine"

Author Information

Gerald L. Coleman is a philosopher, theologian, poet, and Science Fiction & Fantasy author. He did his undergraduate work in philosophy, english, and religious studies, followed by a master's degree in Theology. He is the author of the Epic Fantasy novel series, The Three Gifts, which currently includes, When Night Falls (Book One), A Plague of Shadows (Book Two), and the upcoming When Chaos Reigns (Book Three). His speculative fiction short stories and poetry have appeared in: The Cyberfunk Anthology: The City, the Roaring Lion Anthology: Rococoa, the Urban Fantasy Anthology: Terminus and Terminus 2, the 2019 JordanCon Anthology: You Want Stories?, Dark Universe: Bright Empire, Cyberfunk! by MVMedia, the JordanCon 2022 Anthology: Neither Endings Nor Beginnings, Whether Change: The Revolution Will Be Weird, and the upcoming World Fantasy Award winning Year's Best African Speculative Fiction (2022). His essays appear in the polish language Con-Magazine: KONwersacje, Apex Magazine 127, and the Hugo nominated Fanzine: Journey Planet. His poetry collections include the road is long, falling to earth, microphone check, and Nappy Metaphysic.He has been a Guest Author at DragonCon, Boskone, Blacktasticon, JordanCon, Atlanta Science Fiction & Fantasy Expo, SOBSFCon, The Outer Dark Symposium, World Horror Con, Imaginarium, Multiverse, and a Guest Poet/Lecturer at Berea College, University of Kentucky, Centre College (Governor's School), Transylvania University, Western Carolina University, UNC Charlotte, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center.He is a Scholastic National Writing Juror, a Co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets, an SFWA member, a Rhysling Award Nominee, a recipient of The Hero of the Horn Award at JordanCon, and a Fellow at the Black Earth Institute. He is currently working on new editions of When Night Falls, A Plague of Shadows, and writing book three in that epic fantasy series. His newest releases include a collection of SF&F short stories entitled, From Earth and Sky, and a collection of poems and micro-essays entitled On the Black Hand Side. You can find him at Geraldcoleman.com.

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