Born into a Burning House

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Born into a Burning House: poems

by Steven T. Moore

ISBN: 978-1-963695-90-8 paperback $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-963695-91-5 ebook $9.99
February 16, 2027

Praise for The Horizon Never Forgets: Poems by Steven T. Moore

This is not a political work. It is a humanitarian work that only a poet of Moore’s caliber could do. This is the universal desire to open the heart—that boundless, colorless, greater good that beats within us all.—karla k. morton, 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate and author of Turbulence & Fluids

Steven Moore’s vision is clear, even as time and family and justice slip underneath him. In The Horizon Never Forgets, Moore writes for his mother and her “lifetime of fighting / for her sons to be free.” Here he is able to stay with pain—personal and systemic—and so allows his readers to do the same.—Leah Naomi Green, author of The More Extravagant Feast and winner of the 2019 Walt Whitman Award

This unflinching collection of poems reveals the complexity of Black male rage, giving us insight into debilitating horrors of negotiating medical, educational, cultural, interpersonal, and structural racism. Perhaps this powerful collection opens up space for the possibility of transcendence for all who empathize with the struggle.—Cherise A. Pollard, author of Outsiders

Steven T. Moore often says that his mother is the wellspring of his poetry. She read and recited poems to him before his birth and throughout his childhood, nurturing a lifelong love of language, imagination, and storytelling. A university professor of English and current writer-in-residence, Moore teaches courses ranging from poetry and creative writing to American literature and even a popular seminar on American serial killers. He also serves as president of the Texas Association of Creative Writers, where he is dedicated to fostering and celebrating the literary arts. A sought-after speaker, he shares his passion for poetry, literature, creativity, and the human experience with audiences across the United States and abroad. He is the author of two scholarly books, a bestselling children’s book, and the acclaimed poetry collection The Horizon Never Forgets, which reached #1 on Amazon’s New Releases in Political & Protest Poetry. Born into a Burning House is his second full-length poetry collection.