"Leonard A. Slade, Jr.'s poetry can pierce the heart or kiss the soul." - - Kate Stephens Poet and Playwright Leonard A. Slade, Jr.'s latest collection of poems reflects the changing landscape in which we live. At times both reflective and impassioned, Nobody Knows explores racial politics, identity, love, friendship, isolation, and mortality. Combining erudition and emotion, these poems call for social consciousness while capturing quiet moments in the interior mind. These poems take us into the halls of universities, onto the streets of social movements, and into the heart of human nature....

Leonard A. Slade, Jr., a native of Conway, North Carolina, has lived in Albany, New York, since 1988. He is Professor of Africana Studies, Adjunct Professor of English, Collins Fellow, and Citizen Academic Laureate at the University at Albany (SUNY). He is the Past Director of The Humanistic Studies Doctoral Program and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program. Slade is the author of twenty-four books, including nineteen books of poetry, Slade has received a number of national awards for his work. He studied poetry with Pulitzer Prize Winners Stephen Dunn and Donald Justice. His poetry...