Love for Her by John Johnson

In his debut collection poet John Johnson explores his experiences as a Black man growing up in Washington, D.C., and with the opposite sex. Johnson’s anger and humor are equally persuasive, each mixed with a lyrical levity that illuminates their subjects. “The poems are filled with wit and wisdom.”  -  E. Ethelbert Miller “John Johnson does not make love easy, but the love words flow so easy through him we have space to remember that love is hard.”  -  Carolivia Herron “John Johnson’s poems are muscular paintings which afford the reader a window into a landscape where the stakes matter.”  -  Hanif Abdurraqib John Johnson is a poet, playwright, native Washingtonian, and the 2018 winner of the DC Poet Project, an open-to-all poetry competition. Johnson is the founder of Verbal Gymnastics Theater Company, and holds a B.A in Theater from the University of the District of Columbia. He has received three artist fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts, and other honors include partici