“The 1990s were also when a bunch of the soft-shoe language for race, gender, and class became paramount. Because before that I wasn't thinking about systems or food insecurity or whatever. I was just thinking about not getting picked on for being black and not being hungry.” ThinkingLanguageBlackGenderHungryInsecurity Author:Adrian Matejka
“That was one of things that surprised me so much when I was writing the poems. The contrasts between the haves and have-nots is so complicated. It's financial of course, but it's also the lifestyle choices. The more money people have the further away from each other they often want to be. So while I loved not being hungry and having new gear, etc. I missed the sounds of my neighbors and the kind of generosity people who are struggling together often show.” PeopleWritingKindTogetherChoicesStruggleFinancialComplicatedNeighborLifestyleHungryGenerosityContrast Author:Adrian Matejka
