Keith, Tony, Jr.

Knucklehead : poems / Tony Keith Jr. - First edition. - New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2025. - 113 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

While society often assigns the label 'knucklehead' to kids with attitude problems, this poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and unheard. There are poems about the power of language to transcend the racist and homophobic constructs of a society prejudging Black boys. There are poems that serve as a salve for a world that inflicts hurt, poems that offer a beacon of hope for the curious and questioning, and poems that transform the way people love Black gay boys and men. This is a journey of self-discovery through history, family, friendship, and falling in love.

ISBN: 9780063296053 0063296055

LCCN: 2024942797

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Men, Black--Juvenile poetry.
Boys, Black--Juvenile poetry.
Gay men--Juvenile poetry.
Gay teenagers--Juvenile poetry.

Dewey Class. No.: 811/.6