Encounters: Poems about Race, Ethnicity and Identity

"Mixed Use" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs from UUA Bookstore on Vimeo.

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Praise for Encounters

"Our current culture of sound-bite argument, racial profiling and echo-chamber journalism take us further and further away from the ideals on which our country was founded. Encounters brings together strong voices with clear visions and moves us closer to starting that long-awaited conversation." - LouAnn Muhm, author, Breaking the Glass

"Encounters weaves an anguished but hopeful path through core issues confronting our society. Paula Cole Jones has discovered joys and sorrows dredged from the depths of poets' souls. Their words are the clarion call that cannot be ignored and will haunt the reader with its insights." - José Ballester, minister, The Religious Society of Bell Street Chapel