Date & Time Phil Kaye Darius Simpson’s debut collection Never

Darius Simpson’s debut collection Never Catch Me centers on Black boyhood in the midwest and familial disintegration over time

the work of balancing several selves at once is done gently

Poet Laureate of Houston

and storytelling in a way that makes the quotidian seem spectacular

poet and executive director of TruArtSpeaks

Date & Time Phil Kaye Darius Simpson’s debut collection NeverPhil Kaye, 2018 Phil Kayes debut collection is a stunning tribute to growing up, and all of the challenges and celebrations of the passing of time, as jagged as it may be. Kaye takes the reader on a journey from a complex but iridescent childhood, drawing them into adolescence, and finally on to adulthood. There are first kisses, lost friendships, hair blowing in the wind while driving the vastness of an empty road, and the author positioned in the