Publications
Books, poems, essays, interviews, and curated work
Enzo Silon Surin is the author of several award-winning books and a contributor to numerous journals, anthologies, and literary conversations. His publications explore themes of identity, civic reckoning, diaspora, and emotional truth—on the page, in dialogue, and through collaborative editorial work.
American Scapegoat
Black Lawrence Press, 2023
A piercing interrogation of race, power, and democracy in contemporary America.
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When My Body Was A Clinched Fist
Winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Award
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Winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Award 🌟
Black Lawrence Press, 2020
A visceral collection confronting trauma, resilience, and survival.
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Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience
2022, Co-editor
Order from Cherry Castle Publishing
A Letter of Resignation: An American Libretto
2017, Chapbook
Order from Central Square Press
Selected Poems & Hybrid Work
“When It Becomes Impossible to Sleep” – Prairie Schooner (forthcoming)
“When Night Fills with Premature Exits” – Academy of American Poets
“In the Moonlight the Wings Telegraph” – [Transition Magazine]
“Elegy for the American Dream” – [Bear Review]
Selections from American Scapegoat - Black Lawrence Press
Essays & Reflections
"15 Minutes, Infinite Possibilities: What Time Can Reveal About Your Writing Process"
“A Culture of Maintenance: On Infrastructure, Community, and the Self”
“What We Carry: Rethinking Manhood and the Illusion of the Perfect Man”
Book Reviews & Critical Work
American Scapegoat Review by Jami Macarty- New Pages
Review of When My Body Was a Clinched Fish by Joyce Peseroff – Arrowsmith Press
“Some of Us Keep Dying: A Critical Review of ‘American Scapegoat’ and ‘The Ferguson Report” – [ANMLY]
Poetic Conversations: Specters in the Light ~ A Review of Enzo Silon Surin's "American Scapegoat" - Medium
Edited & Curated Work
• Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience – Co-edited anthology
• Central Square Press – Founder & publisher of titles by Afaa Michael Weaver, Lisa Pegram, Samuel Miranda, Shauna M. Morgan, Bonita Lee Penn, Danielle Legros Georges, Patrick Sylvain, Jennifer Steele
• Solstice Literary Magazine (Spring 2023)
QUEENSBOUND is a collaborative poetry project by, for, and about Queens.
BCLF Festival 2023: Laureates of the Caribbean
The Interview: Enzo Silon Surin
Swampscott: Black History Month