“St. Inside & Not” manuscript draft

Item

Coleman, Aaron. 2014. “‘St. Inside & Not’ Manuscript Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45235

A handwritten draft in black ink of the poem titled "St. Inside & Not." The form is stichic: one long stanza of twenty-seven lines.
Title
“St. Inside & Not” manuscript draft
Description
This handwritten poem was later published in Threat Come Close with the exception of the notes: "I am a black poet who will not remain silent while this nation murders black people. We have a right to be angry."
Date
2015
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft of a poem, 1 page
Creator
Coleman, Aaron
Extent
8.5 X 11
Language
English
Medium
Paper
Relation
The covert art for Threat Come Close features a young Black man with a cast on his left arm seated in a metal folding chair reaching up to angle a heat lamp towards his upturned face. The lighting is dark, and he is cast partly in shadows. The title of the book Threat Come Close is in black all caps, and Coleman's name is listed in the bottom in white text.Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books
Source
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Miscellaneous Notes During MFA and 3rd Year Fellowship, and Book Structuring Plans
Identifier
MSS172-06-02-03-St-Inside-&-Not-Draft-2015-01.jpg
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
“St. Inside & Not” manuscript draft, 2015
Media
A handwritten draft in black ink of the poem titled "St. Inside & Not." The form is stichic: one long stanza of twenty-seven lines. “St. Inside & Not” manuscript draft

Coleman, Aaron. 2014. “‘St. Inside & Not’ Manuscript Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45235