Conversations with Kiese Laymon Urban to working through situations of

to working through situations of dependence and abuse

and the universal journey of finding where one belongs

leaving behind the tragic injustice surrounding the violent death of their patriarch

the streets fill with a whirl of color and sound

and book banning while weaving together a moving testament to family

Conversations with Kiese Laymon Urban to working through situations ofIn over a dozen interviews, Conversations with Kiese Laymon provides an in depth look at author Kiese Laymon as an educator, creative writer, activist, family member, and Mississippian. Interviews capture surprising insights into Laymon's life and craft. Within these pages, Laymon talks about his engagement with other writers, including Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty. These revelations situate his memoir, Heavy, among other great