Ankle-Deep in Pacific Water: Poems Pins & Stickers maybe it’s time that Tracey

maybe it’s time that Tracey stopped trying to be perfect

and social critic

and how to make of it a kind of joy

" prowls the rough waterfront bistros with his drifter friends

TaKiyah gives a voice to dancers who have been underrepresented for too long

Ankle-Deep in Pacific Water: Poems Pins & Stickers maybe it’s time that TraceyA debut collection of lyric poems interrogating the generational implications of the Great Migration to Northern California. Ankle Deep in Pacific Water, a debut collection by E. Hughes, marries personal narrative with historical excavation to articulate the intricacies of Black familial love, life, and pain. Tracing the experiences of a southern Black family, their migration to the San Francisco Bay area, and the persistent anti Blackness there