You know, I’m from red clay and dusty roads, and you know, paved roads…

You know, I’m from red clay and dusty roads, and you know, paved roads, rural roads, that burn your feet in the summer if you’re bold enough to try and cross them without shoes.

Jaki Shelton Green Carolinian

Source

Interview with Lauren K. Alleyne, Furious Flower Poetry Center, James Madison University, spring 2019; The Fight & The Fiddle, April 26, 2021

form: interview
work: Building Community Through Poetry
year: 2019

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