Selected Poems by Pat Parker history not so much the skull

not so much the skull beneath the skin

casts all forms of reducible being into drift and revision

it's a collection that's invested in the power of the voice

Nikki Giovanni

personal testimony

Selected Poems by Pat Parker history not so much the skullPublished 7th May 2026 'Her Black Womans voice rings true and deep and gentle, with an iron echo. It is merciless and vulnerable and far ranging.' Audre Lorde Alongside her invaluable contributions to social justice, Pat Parker (1944 1989) wrote five collections of poetry during her lifetime and is widely recognised as one of the leading African American, lesbian feminist voices of the 20th Century. Selected Poems collects her most loved works into an