Invitation

The latest book from Greg Powell, whose work has appeared in Essence, Race Today, Black American Literature Forum, the Evergreen Review and more, comprises a well curated body of lyrical verses written to embrace the reader's mind and heart. Many find themselves reading aloud, maybe even singing some of the free-style choruses in rhythm.

The poetry reflects that of the author's brand and mission, Being Hueman, and is at once fluid, visceral, vulnerable, and direct. Powell is also a drummer, and much of his work reads like the rhythm of his drum style.

These are lyrics you marinate in, returning again and again to find new insights, which speak differently at every reading. The message is accessible, warm, lyrical, and consistently infused with tonality and rhythm. It's always the love of God, the love we share, and the rainbow of love that makes us hueman from core to core, bound together.