Raised by the River

Raised by the River is a collection of poems exploring the themes of historical trauma, family dynamics, racial tensions, child abuse, and education. Several poems explore the culture and history of the Deep South with an emphasis on Mississippi. Slavery is also a recurring theme as well as the vestiges of it that continue to plague the South in the form of racism and poverty. Parents and grandparents play a large role as well. The collection ends by exploring complicated grief and the maturation that occurs after loss