Continuum: New and Selected Poems

Continuum: New and Selected Poems by Mari Evans includes works from her earlier books including: Who Can Be Born Black, I Am A Black Woman, Speak the Truth to the People, and Celebration alongside more recent poems. This care­fully selected volume reveals Evans as an honest observer of human existence. “Just life as it is lived.” These are her own words as she introduces this book of poetry that reveals simple and complex truths about who we are.

Mari Evans, an award-winning poet and writer, is the author of six children’s books, three vol­umes of poetry, a collection of essays, theater pieces, and a musical. Her work has been included in more than 400 anthologies and textbooks, including translations. A leading contributor to the Black Arts Movement, she has lectured and read at colleges and universities throughout the United States. She currently lives and works in Indianapolis.