Composition 978-1-63834-053-9 While being intensely personal

While being intensely personal

They’re unafraid to repeat the words lonely and want

hair blowing in the wind while driving the vastness of an empty road

Young People’s Poet Laureate

Composition 978-1-63834-053-9 While being intensely personalIn his debut full length collection, Junious Jay Ward dives deep into the formation of self. Composition interrogates the historical perceptions of Blackness and biracial identity as documented through a Southern Lens. Utilizing a variety of poetic forms, Ward showcases to his readers an innovative approach as he unflinchingly explores the way language, generational trauma, loss, and resilience shape us into who we are, the stories we carry, and what