Our latest volume of poetry, released on February 3, 2023. A collection of brand new poems written by ambassadors from Word is Bond’s Rising Leaders 2022 summer internship program and participating law enforcement officers. 75 original writings on themes of race, community relations, and Black liberation.

“There are many poems in If I Ruled the World worthy of exposition. This work is about young people speaking poetically. People no longer trust religious and political leaders. Who is to say young poets are not secular prophets in the world?” -Emmett Wheatfall, Author of With Extreme Prejudice Lest We Forget

Poetry. Paperback. 95 Pages. February 3, 2023.