Books by Truth Thomas – flipped eye publishing
Truth Thomas is a singer and poet, born in Knoxville, TN, and raised in Washington, DC. He is the author of three collections of poetry: Bottle of Life (Flipped Eye, 2010), A Day of Presence (Flipped Eye, 2008), and Party of Black (Flipped Eye/Mouthmark, 2006). He serves on the editorial board of Little Patuxent Review and the Tidal Basin Review. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Publications include African Voices, The Houston Literary Review, Mosaic Magazine, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, and The 100 Best African American Poems.
Bottle of Life – 2010
- Bottle of Life
ISBN-10: 0981858422
Truth Thomas’ Bottle of Life makes us face up to the gun barrel pointed at our head on Bodymore’s mean streets, yet an ocean away,poems like “Holy War” make us try to figure who is really the holy one–the dead Palestinian or dead Israeli lost to violence. The literary canon is referenced in this collection, and equated to a cabbie, driving by as if blinded by the color of a black man’s skin. Also, there are love poems to lesbians in this book, being appreciated from head to toe as a real people. Bottle of Life is worth imbibing for it is life blood–so fragile and precious. It is the poetic draught that keeps us running, and Truth Thomas knows that well. –Mike Clark, Co-Publisher, Little Patuxent Review
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A Day of Presence – 2008
- A Day of Presence
ISBN-10: 0981858406
Thomas writes about serious issues, yes, but he also writes about mundane things like the weather, but not in a mundane voice. Events happening in the world such as the war, Katrina, AIDS, racism can shape poets, can make them want to use poetry as a medium to get these issues heard and Truth Thomas’ A Day of Presence features poems that deal with heavy topics such as these. However, this is not a book that lectures or preaches; instead this is a book that tells it like it is. –Missy McEwen
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Party of Black – 2006
Party of Black
ISBN-10: 1905233124
In Party of Black, fifth in the Mouthmark series, Truth Thomas widens the scope on issues ranging from the war in Iraq and gentrification to homophobia of “GOP Preachers” and the brothers too cool for church. What’s so ironic about this debut is that Thomas, a child of the church, speaks rather than preaches to the reader. So that this PSA comes out of the voices at every street corner, barbershop and soul food establishment in America. If you are expecting an ordinary book of poems, do not open this collection. There is nothing “safe” about these poems. Especially now, that Papa’s Got a Brand New Pen. –Alan W. King
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