How to Survive the Apocalypse: Poems

How to Survive the Apocalypse, the second collection from poet Jacqueline Allen Trimble, examines the many apocalypses that African Americans have weathered, advising that those who wish to avoid annihilation should "live by rage and joy and turpentine." Trimble reimagines the sonnet and the parable, producing poems of ironic indictment and joyous celebration. The book explores aspects of the Black experience in America, from Black woman pride, Nat Turner, kneeling, and the burning down of fast-food restaurants. Sometimes funny, sometimes biting, How to Survive the Apocalypse connects history to the contemporary and proves that the only balm for rage is creativity.

Author: Jacqueline Allen Trimble
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 09/01/2026
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.80w x 0.23d
ISBN: 9781588385970