The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems

A collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking voices in contemporary poetry. FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY. The Intentions of Thunder gathers, for the first time, the essential work from across Patricia Smith's decorated career. With careful yet vaulting movement, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain, confront the frightening revelations of history, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry.