The Crown Ain't Worth Much May 17\ Without the Frills brought tears

Without the Frills brought tears to my eyes and landed right en mi corazón

meticulous and astute poet

author of Ain’t Never Not Been Black

Ollie Schminkey

This book requires readers to reflect on who we are

The Crown Ain't Worth Much May 17\ Without the Frills brought tearsHanif Abdurraqib, 2016. The Crown Ain't Worth Much, Hanif Abdurraqib's first full length collection, is a sharp and vulnerable portrayal of city life in the United States. New York Times best selling author, Abdurraqib brings his interest in pop culture to these poems, analyzing race, gender, family, and the love that finally holds us together even as it threatens to break us. The poems in this collection are challenging and accessible at once, as