Shiva's Drum Poems David Gibbins comes the book we need

comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives

It'll be up to Marcus to decide who his true family is

<i>Warrior on the Mound </i>is about the experience of segregation

and a much-needed beacon of truth that sheds a bright light on who we are

Shiva's Drum Poems David Gibbins comes the book we needBy: Stephen Cramer Published by University of Illinois Press, 2004 Departing from simple observations of the people and setting around him neighbors, friends, and lovers in New York City Stephen Cramer's Shiva's Drum explores personal and familial relationships set to the rhythms of jazz in an urban landscape. Though comfortable at the edge, these poems deal with reality and move forward by transforming pain into beauty.