Jacqui Germain’s Poems Featured in “Reflections on the Ten-Year Anniversary of the Ferguson Protests”

Sherell Barbee’s piece, “Reflections on the 10-Year Anniversary of the Ferguson Protests,” featured in the recent issue of In These Times, deeply moves us, and we are honored that she included a selection of Jacqui’s poem from Bittering the Wound to accompany the article, highlighting the importance of poetry as witness. Of Jacqui’s work, Sherell says:

I’m excited to share poetry by St. Louis-based writer Jacqui Germain, who brings us back to the terror of that summer. With gut-hitting words, she forces us to taste the raw kick of a police boot, to feel the panicked thump-thump in our hearts when a U.S.-made tear gas canister lands between our feet, acrid and hot in our eyes. Oh America, ​‘tis of thee.

To read the article and Jacqui’s work, please visit the In These Times website, here.