Our Bones Sing of Saltby J.T. Stewart  Forthcoming
Our Bones Sing of Salt: The Collected Poetry of JT Stewart
collects one hundred poems by Stewart, a 98-year-old Black feminist
poet who has been a significant part of the Seattle literary scene
since her arrival there in the 1950s. Stewart is a resonant poet of
the Black experience in the US, especially of the daily lives of Black
women and the weight of history, recent and ancient, that presses upon
them. Her poetry, published over the decades in magazines and
chapbooks, is striking in its relevance and emotional depth.
Stewart is a resonant poet of the Black experience in the US,
especially of the daily lives of Black women and the weight of the
past, recent and ancient, that presses upon them. Her poetry,
published over six decades in magazines and chapbooks, moves fluidly
from jazz to blues, from now to then, from New Orleans to the Great
Zimbabwe. It is striking in its relevance and emotional depth.
Praise for Stewart’s Poetry:
“Stewart’s use of language is needle-like, sharp and bright and clean,
capable of stitching together such images and truths as make me
gasp.”
— Amal Al-Mohtar, in Stone Telling: The Magazine of Boundary-crossing Poetry
ISBN: 978-1-61976-294-7 (13 digit)
Publication Date: Nov 2026
paperback 230 pages
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