The Systems We Caste is a collection of poems inspired by the harrowing nature of discrimination and violence. The narration interrogates the fabric of casual exploitation which is unnoticed in day-to-day life, slipping into a profound expression of grief. Neal's poems express both a personal and global journey, all embedded in the microscopic tales woven from the lives of ordinary individuals. In this collection, Neal reflects with visceral imagery and sensuous language on the continued victimization of the lower rungs of society.
Neal Hall, M.D., graduate of Cornell and Harvard Universities, is an internationally acclaimed poet who has composed poetry and performed readings in the U.S. and internationally. Hailed as the Malcolm X of international poetry, Hall is a poet of intellectual passion and artistic significance. Hall’s poetry consistently champions socio-economic and socio-political issues pertinent to social advocacy. Yasus Afari, Poet, Kingston, Jamaica
Described as a warrior of the spirit, a warrior of the mind, an activist, a poet with a hypersensitivity to suffering – Martin, Malcolm and Jesus all had this hypersensitivity. His poetry has the capacity to change ordinary people’s philosophy on social and racial issues. Prof. Cornell West, USA
His is poetry that scalds you into waking up to the possibility that you are perhaps one of those silent spectators. All in all he is a poet. And unquestionably one of the most significant voices of the century. Vasanth Kannabiran, Hyderabad, India
Author: Neal Hall
Cover Design by Julia Lehman-McTigue
Pages: 57
Published by Wingword Publications
