"A stunning poetry debut: this meditation on the black female figure throughout time introduces us to a brave and penetrating new voice. Robin Coste Lewis's electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems considering the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self. The central panel is the title poem, 'Voyage of the Sable Venus,' a riveting narrative made up entirely of titles of artworks from ancient times...

A collection of poems that describe the wonders found within museums, including mummies, medieval relics, fine art, and fossils.

Introduces puppets created out of found objects by describing each with a poem.