unrested
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“Unrested” is a poignant collection of heartfelt poems by Gregory
Pond, a Black poet whose work resonates with the raw realities of living in
contemporary America. Through his lived experiences and profound reflections,
Pond’s verses beautifully encapsulate the struggle and resilience of navigating
a predominantly white society. Each poem is skillfully crafted, offering a
compelling exploration of identity, injustice, and the ongoing quest for civil
rights. A poignant line from the collection encapsulates its essence: “how is
it right that I still have to fight for my civil rights just ‘cause my skin
ain’t white?”
~ Mahnaz Badihian,
poet, painter, novelist
From the first poem of Gregory Pond’s masterful collection unrested, that speaks of the
realities of ‘Ameri-can’t’ and 'the burn of the Ameri-rope’ – we are brought
into the light of a poetry that both remembers and envisions in powerful lyric
and narrative form, the heart always ascendant, always resting in the nitty
gritty – ‘feeds that haven’t eaten/ beds that can't find sleep.’ Greg Pond is
one of our clear-eyed visionaries in these times of lies and ‘people bamboozled
and taken for a ride.’ Above all these poems speak with clear-eyed compassion
of the lonely and communal struggle toward ‘a world-wide revolution,’ ‘a new
humanitarianism.’ From ‘beneath a galactic blanket/ of stars and planets’ the
poet is ‘weeping into/ tissues soaked wet/ with poetry.’
~ Sarah Menefee,
poet, homeless rights activist
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unrested by Gregory Pond today
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