Homie indigenous studies by ancestors and by the

by ancestors and by the grief and love that come with communing

a magician who performs at children's birthday parties

tribal organizations

Their quest brings them into contact with the devious story-trader Anthony de Marchand

But when he starts going to daycare

Homie indigenous studies by ancestors and by theHomie is Danez Smith's magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges that in a country overrun by violence, xenophobia, and disparity, and in a body defined by race, queerness, and diagnosis, it can be hard to