Craved The Hill We Climb's unapologetic spoken-word hope from Let Homie by keep that revolutionary warmth burning.
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- Queer Black joy radiates through every verse
- Friendship as radical resistance & survival toolkit
- Spoken-word fire meets shareable TikTok energy
- Healing without preachiness—wit tackles systemic pain
If The Hill We Climb gave you goosebumps with its spoken-word urgency and unapologetic hope, Homie channels that same electric energy into fifty-two poems about friendship, survival, and Black queer joy. Danez Smith wields language like Gorman does—as a tool for social change—but trades the podium for the cipher, delivering verses that feel equally at home on a protest sign or your Instagram story. This is resilience poetry with meme-worthy punch and revolutionary warmth.
Where Gorman climbs toward unity, Smith builds community from the ground up, celebrating chosen family and collective strength with humor sharp enough to cut through despair. You'll find the same intersectional lens, the same refusal of nihilism—just dressed in streetwear.
This is the antidote to cynicism you didn't know you needed.
What Readers Are Saying
"I found great depth of emotion in this poetry collection... There was both a strength and vulnerability to the language here, and many of the poems ended with what felt like a gut punch of recognition or understanding." — Jerrie, Goodreads
"Homie is more than just a poetry collection...a love letter to everything that is Black, everything that is queer, friendship, family... Every single word in this collection is crafted with care... It's pure beauty, heart, and soul." — Bookishrealm, Goodreads
"Smith plays with form...incredible level of depth and craft to writing about the friends we can't live without... Well worth your time. Smith is, by far, one of the most exciting poets writing today." — Roxane, Goodreads
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