T/Here It Is

In t/here it is, poet T. J. Anderson III describes the struggle to articulate an autobiographical journey of mind and heart through the vehicle of poetry. With a voice that is fueled by an African American aesthetic, Anderson negotiates his continual coming of age in a place that is often bent on destroying his identity. These poems resist and subsequently celebrate their right to exist on their own terms. Each poem challenges the need to create a linguistically informed tonality that speaks to the shifting experiences and perceptions of history: personal, cultural, national, and spiritual. The poetry in this collection takes shape in multiple ways as each section contributes to various installations of memory--