Leaving Saturn : Poems Leor Zmigrod Have you ever wondered why

Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset

Do you know what happens if you laugh while crying

With rousing enthusiasm

in this riveting memoir--a soulful

but with victims buried under the rubble of war

Leaving Saturn : Poems Leor Zmigrod Have you ever wondered whyLeaving Saturn, chosen by Al Young as the winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, is an ambitious and honest collection. Major Jackson, through both formal and free verse poems, renders visible the spirit of resilience, courage, and creativity he witnessed among his family, neighbors, and friends while growing up in Philadelphia. His poems hauntingly reflect urban decay and violence, yet at the same time they rejoice in the sustaining power of music