Conversations with Kiese Laymon Urban All Power to the People

All Power to the People

the streets fill with a whirl of color and sound

to trust her feelings when her father remarried

and the universal journey of finding where one belongs

A loving ode to the people who bring food to our table and connection to our community

Conversations with Kiese Laymon Urban All Power to the PeopleIn over a dozen interviews, Conversations with Kiese Laymon provides an in depth look at author Kiese Laymon as an educator, creative writer, activist, family member, and Mississippian. Interviews capture surprising insights into Laymon's life and craft. Within these pages, Laymon talks about his engagement with other writers, including Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty. These revelations situate his memoir, Heavy, among other great