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DON'T CALL US DEAD: POEMS Contemporary Literature & Fiction . Coming of Age Fiction The instant New York TimesThe highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith "Hallelujah is an understatement" (Patricia Smith) Award winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity