I’m thrilled to share my statement on Lake Martin, Alabama, which is where I grew up. This poem took many years to write as I had to write through all my sentimentality and hang-up and fond memories of a privileged life to finally give you what I needed to give you. There was a Black town called Kowaliga that was destroyed by the making of Lake Martin; is a poem supposed to lean into that troubling American history the way this informative Youtube video does?

Check out my new poem here. THANKS to Jokes Review for publishing this poem.