Panther Poems: Poetry of a Sister Panther

"Panther Poems" is based on Regina Jennings' personal experience in the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. Through the eyes of a teenager and runaway, we get the reflections of youth in a mature unblemished voice that speaks an honesty that brings alive the electricity of the 1960s, that changed the world in music, culture, and politics. Some of the poems are sketches, almost short, short stories and others are nuggets, containing a blend of immediate vibrancy, dreamy in content. Some of...