07/05/2026
COMING DECEMBER 2026
From Chains to Culture. From Silence to Song.
In this sweeping, monumental first volume of a four-part poetic epic, the unyielding spirit of a people is laid bare. Black Voices Across the Water: Unbroken Rhythms maps a devastating and transcendent trajectory across time, geography, and memory.
Through four profound movements, the collection traces the forced transatlantic passage from the shores of Africa directly to the port of Orleans, anchoring deep within the complex soul of New Orleans. From the dark confinement of the slave ships to the open-air sanctuary of Congo Square, and through the heavy oppression of the Jim Crow South into the brilliant light of desegregation, these poems honor those who refused to be silenced.
This is more than history—it is a rhythmic reclamation.
It is the story of how stolen voices carried a sacred cadence across the Atlantic, laying the foundational heartbeat of modern Louisiana culture.
