Books by Loretta Collins Klobah

Fans of Loretta Collins's debut poetry book, The Twelve Foot Neon Woman, will not be disappointed with her stunning second collection, set against the natural disasters of Puerto Rico.

Against a soundtrack of world music--from salsa to reggae and jazz--and in a vibrant blend of English, Spanish, and Patois, this collection delivers tender and incendiary hymns of homage to the Caribbean, American, and British metropolises. In a poetic form that is lyrical, narrative, sensual, and often experimental, it offers insight into the urgent social issues impacting the everyday world and its extraordinary people. As they seek connections across boundaries of geography, race, ethnicity, language, gender, age, and economic class, these poems express a hope for the future and the possibility for cultural metamorphosis.