Love and Memory illustration headed against a wind of

headed against a wind of more than 20 miles an hour

I won just as I thought I would

it was the most luxurious way to travel

we shall fight in the hills

drawing longtime residents and curious out-of-towners alike

Love and Memory illustration headed against a wind ofThis image by Simone Martin Newberry accompanied Danez Smiths January 2021 review of Robert Jones Jr.s debut novel, The Prophets. In their poetic and personal review, Smith describes Joness book as, an often lyrical and rebellious love story embedded within a tender call out to Black readers, reaching across time and form to shake something old, mighty in the blood. The highly anticipated book tells the story of Isaiah and Samuel, two enslaved boys on