Dr. Salvatore Pane, author of Last Call in the City of Bridges, is Professor of English at the University of Indianapolis

“Like Terrance Hayes or Jim Daniels, the poetry of Peter Wuteh Vakunta is as interested in political action and awareness as it is with rote imagery. In this standout collection of poems, Vakunta takes the Takumbeng and transforms their concerns into our own. By collection’s end, Vakunta is left revealed as a chronicler of a rich and lyrical history.”