Jaw Darrel R. Falk witnessed through the life of

witnessed through the life of Blanche Kelso Bruce--the head of America's first black dynasty and the first black U

University of Illinois at Chicago

" Growing up in an affluent Washington

from the heaviest sarcasm to the lightest wit

Two from One Jelly Roll Quilts and Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts

Jaw Darrel R. Falk witnessed through the life ofIn JAW, America pulls a splinter out of a child's hand, a man hides beneath a body to avoid Japanese soldiers, and God eats spam, white rice, and a fried egg. Giving us an inside look into microaggressions in America, these poems present American and Filipino cultures side by side as they grapple with immigration, identity, and family. This book invites us into the most vulnerable moments of a life, such as a grandfather decomposing in a coffin across