Requiem is Kwame Dawes' 5th publication. Inspired by the award-winning book, The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo , by the American artist, Tom Feelings, these poems draw us back into the pain, cauterize the lingering infection of slavery and offer the oil of healing. Read an excerpt, a synopsis , and reviews , purchase your own copy then find out more about other books written by Kwame Dawes.