Poor uprisings And never go out after

And never go out after dark …

while the iconic phrase "40 acres and a mule" encapsulates the general notion of reparations

There's always an element of luck that you can't control

In A Path Through Pain

Poor uprisings And never go out afterLyrical, heartbreaking and hopeful, the Peckham poet's debut collection exploring the lives of young Black boys, and the architecture that shapes them What is it like to grow up in a place where the same police officer who told your primary school class they were special stops and searches you at 13 because 'you fit the description of a man' and where it is possible to walk two and a half miles through an estate of 1,444 homes without ever touching