American Diaspora: Poetry of Displacement

""We fell in love with both the word and the idea of diaspora because it has a raspiness to it,"" write editors Virgil Su rez (In the Republic of Longing) and Ryan G. Van Cleave (Say Hello) in introducing American Diaspora: Poetry of Displacement. In 130 narratives, poets better- (Toi Derricotte, Albert Goldbarth, Sherod Santos, Brenda Hillman) and lesser-known ""seek the way home."" ( May)