This book has some powerful poetry and heavy themes. Would recommend for a high school audience and I could see it being used as a resource to encourage students, especially young men, to write about things that are influencing their lives.

Tony Keith’s use of words to tell a story of such humanness speaks to the talent he has and his art of crafting the right set of phrases to extend humor in the midst. In verse like style, this text lacks the cadence of his first text but shines a light in his ability to tell a story from a humorous vantage point. Immersed in the weave of his words are the raw emotions of a human experience readers can and will gravitate to

I really enjoyed this book of poetry. There were a lot of poems I could directly relate to and that expressed my own thoughts and feelings. Definitely would recommend this to others.

In this book which feels sometimes like a poetry slam, the author talks about gay relationships, the workforce , police brutality, and poverty. When you’re told you’re nothing, he says use the language of your people. He says I’ll fight for you when they try to take our freedoms. Once the author decided to write some “saving words” he knew poetry would help because he writes for everybody and “for you.” The author was afraid to publish until he realized he could speak on stage. This book inspires hope, and he wants people to hear those who are misunderstood.

The writing is meant to bring awareness to life for an African American gay boy in different verses. Chapters include police brutality, the workforce, poverty, gay relationships and more.
I felt like this book moved between a listening to a poetry slam and a rap song. There didn't seem to be any story line with a beginning, middle, and end that contained the usual literacy components. Maybe reading it electronically affected this or maybe I just missed it somehow.