All Brown Boys Get Trumpets

By Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez

This book is dedicated to every kid told who they were, before discovering on their own. It's for the teachers and mentors praying their students won't fall into the traps the world has set for them. These poems are for liberation, and those who strive for peace by any means. For the ones who feel like a mistake, the ones riddled with grief and self-doubt. This book is for Duval County and every poet who inspired me to believe that dreams come true. For every undiagnosed genius believing their words aren't worth reading. This is for Ivanna, for Pablo, for Olga, for Emma, for Tonya, for Will, for Clinton, for Samantha, for every ancestor at my back and their shoulders I stand on. This is for anyone who's ever had someone yuck their yum. I promise you're already amazing.