Cody Walker
Donald Trump on Black Friday
Black Friday is disrespectful!
Black Friday is an ignorant fool!
Why can’t it be called Friday?
I don’t see color!
Cody Walker is the author most recently of The Trumpiad, (The Waywiser Press, 2017), a fundraiser for the ACLU. His two earlier collections include The Self-Styled No-Child (The Waywiser Press, 2016) and Shuffle and Breakdown (The Waywiser Press, 2008). His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, and The Best American Poetry (2015 and 2007). He teaches English at the University of Michigan and co-directs the Bear River Writers’ Conference.
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