Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Format:Paperback and Our Unexpected Families explores

and Our Unexpected Families explores the role of the "known donor" in the queer family structure: what happens when would-be dyke moms or gay dads ask a friend or acquaintance to donate sperm or an egg

Mallory is a freshman in college when she meets the woman

his family

the magnetic frontwoman of her favorite band

ancient retainers

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems Format:Paperback and Our Unexpected Families exploresFinalist for the National Book Award for Poetry Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection " Smith's] poems are enriched to the point of volatility, but they pay out, often, in sudden joy." The New Yorker Award winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place