Adrian S. Potter's newest collection nimbly weaves poems, short prose pieces, checklists, film synopses, and diary entries into an arresting

portrait of pandemic-era life as a Black American. Honest, funny, and

hard-edged, his writings act as concentrated doses of a bracing and

necessary tonic in the face of everyday acts of ignorance and indiff er-

ence-monsters of all shapes and sizes held in check by Po er's clear

and brilliant voice.