Poetry is often treated like a dying art, but the problem is the form itself - it’s what readers are being offered. When a book like Asylum exists, it’s clear poetry can still rival the novel in depth, momentum, and emotional force.

The Man Who Changed Colors elevates Fletcher’s craft with a confident and layered sequel that deepens both character and thematic scope.

Fletcher’s prose is crisp and straightforward — reminiscent of the clarity found in Walter Mosley’s work, balanced with the methodical pacing of a traditional detective novel — yet he carries his narrative with a rhythmic intentionality that keeps pages turning.

George Schuyler’s Black No More stands apart from other works of the Harlem Renaissance—satirical, speculative, and boldly irreverent.