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Paper Pistol -- Pre-order here!!!
Raphael Jenkins 142 pages, 5.5 × 8.5 978-1-68226-285-6 (paper) March 2026
SIX POEMS — ONLY POEMS
SIX POEMS — ONLY POEMS
New poems from Raphael Jenkins
“Blood for blood; or, An Answer to the Question of Why There’s So Much Violence In My Poems” by Raphael Jenkins | The Missouri Review
“Blood for blood; or, An Answer to the Question of Why There’s So Much Violence In My Poems” by Raphael Jenkins | The Missouri Review
The Best American Poetry 2025 | Book by David Lehman, Terence Winch | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
The Best American Poetry 2025 | Book by David Lehman, Terence Winch | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
Guest edited by Terence Winch—NEA Fellow and editor of the “pick of the week” on the Best American Poetry blog—the 2025 edition marks a poignant fa...
Love poem no. 1917 (Print -- Issue 21 — Bat City Review
Love poem no. 1917 (Print -- Issue 21 — Bat City Review
10 Questions for Raphael Jenkins - The Massachusetts Review
10 Questions for Raphael Jenkins - The Massachusetts Review
Duh sky was heavy wit smoke, wails& choppers whirrin’—searchlightstrained on civilians. Sounds of warclawed duh windows, tried to crawlunduh’ duh do’ways too, ’bout did’til yo granmama got to sangin’.—from “Grandpa’s Detroit #2 (The 1968 Riot),” Volume 66, Issue 1 (Spring 2025) Tell us about one of the first pieces you wrote.I still . . .
Ricky Rozay raps, "Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it" -- Cincinnati Review (Print)
Ricky Rozay raps, "Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it" -- Cincinnati Review (Print)
Featuring our Schiff Award winners, fiction by Zoe Ballering and Sarah Viren; literary nonfiction by Tori Malcangio and Lee Martin; poetry by Robert Cording and Stella Wong, and more.
Two men too man to mourn -- Indiana Review (Print)
Two men too man to mourn -- Indiana Review (Print)
High Times -- TriQuarterly
High Times -- TriQuarterly
Issue Forty-Two: Raphael Jenkins - The Adroit Journal
Issue Forty-Two: Raphael Jenkins - The Adroit Journal
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In Praise of the Du-Rag | Narrative Magazine
In Praise of the Du-Rag | Narrative Magazine
In Praise of the Du-Rag by Raphael Jenkins —
Ode to Detroit – Rust & Moth
Ode to Detroit – Rust & Moth
Poetry: Another Ode to Detroit by Raphael Jenkins | Frontier Poetry - Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Poetry: Another Ode to Detroit by Raphael Jenkins | Frontier Poetry - Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
In “Another Ode to Detroit,” the speaker praises the mundane squalor and the extraordinary valor of the city of Detroit, Michigan. Never romanticizing, but always keeping it real: Jenkins skillfully paints a realist picture of a resilient city we can…
2021 OPEN Finalists: Part 2 of 3 | Frontier Poetry - Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
2021 OPEN Finalists: Part 2 of 3 | Frontier Poetry - Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Volume 2, Issue 3: Poetry — Passengers Journal (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
Volume 2, Issue 3: Poetry — Passengers Journal (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
Raphael Jenkins — Alien Magazine (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
Raphael Jenkins — Alien Magazine (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
WE ALL HAVE THAT ONE UNCLE WHO WAS FAILED BY HIS COUNTRY--3 ELEMENTS REVIEW (PAGE 52) (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
WE ALL HAVE THAT ONE UNCLE WHO WAS FAILED BY HIS COUNTRY--3 ELEMENTS REVIEW (PAGE 52) (2021 Best of the Net nominee!!!)
Invocations in Eb7#9--LUCKY JEFFERSON (PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEE!!!)
Invocations in Eb7#9--LUCKY JEFFERSON (PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEE!!!)
Riff's Never-Ending Poem
2 BLACK ASS POEMS--FLYPAPER LIT
2 BLACK ASS POEMS--FLYPAPER LIT
HOW DO YOU DO IT, MR. TODD?—HIGH SHELF PRESS (page 34)
HOW DO YOU DO IT, MR. TODD?—HIGH SHELF PRESS (page 34)
AFFIRMATIONS—HOOLIGAN MAG
AFFIRMATIONS—HOOLIGAN MAG
THE HAND-OFF (PAGE 44)--C.P. QUARTERLY
THE HAND-OFF (PAGE 44)--C.P. QUARTERLY
BUT IT GOT RAVE REVIEWS AND A PULITZER--GHOST CITY REVIEW
BUT IT GOT RAVE REVIEWS AND A PULITZER--GHOST CITY REVIEW
2 POEMS--ALL GUTS NO GLORY
2 POEMS--ALL GUTS NO GLORY
WHAT WE ASSUME--HOBART AFTER DARK
WHAT WE ASSUME--HOBART AFTER DARK
IT'S KINDA SAD WHAT MAKES ME LAUGH--HASH JOURNAL
IT'S KINDA SAD WHAT MAKES ME LAUGH--HASH JOURNAL
I LAST SAW YOU COLD--HOBART AFTER DARK
I LAST SAW YOU COLD--HOBART AFTER DARK
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