The debut collection of poetry by Gboyega Odubanjo.
-On 21 September 2001, the torso of a black boy was discovered in the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in central London, clothed only in an orange pair of girls- shorts. Given the name -Adam- by police officers, the unidentified boy was between four and eight years old. What comes next cannot without a story of water and offering. The sun shines and we gather because the river allows it. Na from clap dem dey enter dance. We enter with, and as, Adam.- - Gboyega Odubanjo
Haunted by the discovery of the remains of a young Black boy in the River Thames in London, 2001, Gboyega Odubanjo-s Adam builds from the Genesis myth and from Yoruba culture to examine with an unflinching eye the disappearance of a child and its implication for all Black lives, and for the society in which we live.
