Bluff

Bluff is a powerful collection by Danez Smith that reflects on their role as a poet and their hometown amid a tumultuous period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and social upheaval. Through evocative poems, Smith explores themes of violence, guilt, and hope, challenging traditional notions of poetry and confronting issues like capitalism and racial history. This collection serves as a declaration of artistic resilience and a call to imagine possible futures in uncertain times.