Come See About Me, Marvin

Highly readable poetry about living right here

Brian G. Gilmore teaches social justice law at Michigan State University. He also writes brilliantly accessible poetry. This book is presented as an imaginary dialogue between him and Marvin Gaye. It deals with big picture issues like race and poverty, but also experience of moving to a new place and the loneliness of starting over. It was moving to read about someone from a warmer climate experiencing the bleakness of a very cold winter, or mentioning landmarks and locations I see all the time.