Synopses & Reviews
Poetry. "In JESUS WALKS THE SOUTHLAND, Robert Gray paints a triptych of the holy Trinity of the South—religion, racism, and politics. And, as 'The Power of Prayer' signals, the painting is a personal prayer of a white Southerner offered as liturgy for others to recite. If before you devour the collection you want to know whether the prayer is lament, confession or thanksgiving, the answer is a powerful yes."—Rev. O. Wesley Allen, Jr., author of The Renewed Homiletic and Reading the Synoptic Gospels
About the Author
Robert Gray is the author of three books of poems, JESUS WALKS THE SOUTHLAND (Negative Capability Press, 2014), DREW: Poems from Blue Water, and I Wish That I Were Langston Hughes, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He has also recently directed a documentary film project on race relations entitled Mobile in Black and White. He has taught at several universities and is currently at the University of South Alabama. He lives in Mobile, AL with his wife, Kim, and two children, Liam and Emma.