The Season

About Leonard A. Slade, Jr.‘s Poetry (1988 - 2008) When beautiful poetry emerges from its secret abode, we can only hope we have been wise enough to leave our soul’s door ajar, and that it will enter and find a home there. I have read Leonard A. Slade, Jr.’s poetry, and I am the better for it, the wiser for it, and the happier for it. -Dr. Maya AngelouReynolds Professor of American StudiesWake Forest University A rhythmical and powerful voice we will long remember. -Thelma KiserThe Independent The beauty of Slade’s poetry is the adequacy of their feeling and the fine images he discovers for their expressions. His poetry is a rich addition to our literary stores. -Houston A. Baker, Jr.Distinguished Professor of EnglishVanderbilt University Slade’s poetry can pierce the heart or kiss the soul. -Kate StephensPlaywright and MusicianLexington, Kentucky