Emon Laurens poems take artifacts language and ephemera from life on Chicagos Southside and Westside to create a manifesto of survival and growth. These poems from Chicagos first Youth Poet Laureate grapple with sexism racism love and class with a style that announces Lauren as a poet to watch. Commando is an aesthetic stick up hallelujahs in a handbag with a handgun. The first collection from the citys first youth poet laureate is a manifesto for a solider at war. show more