We Are Not Wearing Helmets: Poems

by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor

We Are Not Wearing Helmets is a collection of political love poems rendered through the eyes of Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, an immigrant living in New York City. For many women of color, aging in America means experiencing a lack of proper medical treatment, inhumane living conditions, poor nutrition, and often isolation. Many seniors feel thrown away, useless, and vulnerable. These poems challenge the injustices of ageism, racism, and oppression...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810144239
• ISBN13: 9780810144231
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Triquarterly Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"