Reviewed on 3/14/2025 ★★★★★ Yesenia Montilla’s “Knicks Game” reflects on how we should make sense of human suffering in New York’s urban setting. The poem opens with a dedication to Cheryl Boyce Taylor and the history of Africans. Montilla continues to describe the basketball team: “their lean torsos tattered & tapered in Coogi sweaters.” The players’ resilience … Continue reading Review: “As Capitalism Grasps for Breath I Watch the Knicks Game” by Yesenia Montilla