A moving look at the famed poet, included on the Wall of Honor in the Stonewall Inn and National Monument in NYC.
““Visiting Hours,” a standout piece, is audacious and hilarious. Hemphill’s ability to weave together themes of grief, humor, and the human being’s enduring spirit is remarkable. In “Visiting Hours,” a Black security guard is tasked with protecting European artwork. This employee, who probably only earns minimum wage, is thinking:
“And if I ever go off,
you’d better look out, Mona Lisa.
I’ll run through this gallery
with a can of red enamel paint
and spray everything in sight
like a cat in heat.””
— Wyatt O’Brian Evans
TROY FORD 
Leave a comment