Kwame Dawes. New and Selected Poems, 1994-2002.(Book Review) From: World Literature Today | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Newson-Horst, Adele | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of Oklahoma. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Kwame Dawes. New and Selected Poems, 1994-2002. Leeds, England. Peepal Tree. 2002. 276 pages. 9.99 [pounds sterling]/$14.95. ISBN 1-900715-70-8

DIVIDED INTO EIGHT SECTIONS, Kwame Dawes's New and Selected Poems is an amazingly rich collection. It contains a sampling of verse from 1994 to the present, and each resists categorization. Nevertheless, a thread of the progression of life connects all the selections. Dawes's distinctive passion convinces the reader of the veraci...