Black Night Is Falling - by Scott Woods (Paperback)

About the Book

A book-shaped blues album of contemporary poetry exploring Black life, culture, grief, joy, humor, identity, and the rhythms that bind them together.

Book Synopsis

Black Night Is Falling is a book-shaped blues album.

Scott Woods' third book of poetry wrestles with ecstatic notions of Blackness, the beauty and grief to be found in every 'hood carryout, the colonization of pumpkin spice, and backstage tales of the vaunted and mythical Cookout.

At turns funny, fearlessly irreverent, and dark, Woods composes a love letter to the existential and emotional blues, gathering up all of the love and woe that can be held in the face of a world seemingly resigned to its own blues.

Black Night Is Falling is contemporary poetry driven by rhythm, cultural observation, humor, grief, joy, and the unmistakable voice of a poet steeped in performance.

Review Quotes

"The sharply realized new collection of poetry from Scott Woods..." - Matter News

"My favorite poetry collection I've read in 2025!... relatable, sharp, and full of feeling." - taylormoore6, The StoryGraph

"Columbus remains a constant presence, viewed not how politicians and civic groups want to sell the city to outsiders, but rather how it presents itself to those who have long existed here along the fringes." - Andy Downing, The Poetry Cabin