This stellar debut takes a nuanced look at the complexities of black masculinity. Harris illuminates this internal struggle to be the best man possible, with the shadows of other black men at his back. Through poems on loss, music, college, and family strife, Harris examines how time shifts and changes, despite so much of a life’s architecture staying the same. Ultimately, Patricide opens itself up to reveal a story of many threads, one that finds a way to tie together in unexpected and joyful ways.