Happy COVID-year Thanksgiving. I give thanks that we are all well enough to read this poem by Patricia Smith. It’s not a sentimental poem. When the Burning Begins Patricia Smith – 1955- for Otis Douglas Smith, my father The recipe for hot water cornbread is simple:Cornmeal, hot water. Mix till sluggish,then dollop in a sizzling skillet.WhenContinue reading “When the burning begins”