NEGRO KINSHIP TO THE PARK (1990) Selrahc Publications Inspired by a conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller, Negro Kinship to the Park, is a collection of poetry that firmly establishes Williams as a contemporary story teller and a cultural theorist. Including pieces like: “Whatchu Mean I Can’t Live Here”, written following the state of emergency in southwest Philadelphia in 1986 in response to racial tensions; “Young Girls Mothering”, a look at the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy and “For the Black Boys Who Came of Age in Nam”, written while a reporter and columnist with the “Philadelphia Tribune” as a culmination of a series of articles on Black Vietnam Vets for which she received the 1986 “Outstanding Journalism” Award. 98pps. $10 (+s/h)