The Gathering

Malachi's poems travel skillfully, confidently from the stage to the page. Here is an experienced bard and guide who writes and chants with compassion about life in all its heartbreak and beauty. He has walkedthe walk and talked the talk for a long time. This gathering of poems is his generous gift to us. Give thanks.(Lorna Goodison - Jamaica's Poet Laurate and winner of the 2018 Windham-Campbell Prize awarded by Yale University)The Gathering takes us on a lyrical dance...at once rub-a-dub, at once three-step, at once quiet crooning in your ears as you 'rent-a-tile' ...Malachi the word-Smith has given us a poetry collection that seamlessly moves us through the soundscapes where love, history, memory, and the prophets sway our most powerful imaginings."(Heather Russell - Author of Legba's Crossing)