Through Bright Red Fruit, which was recently named a Kirkus Prize finalist, Safia Elhillo implements poetry as a potent tool to juxtapose illuminating on what it might mean to grow up as a Sudanese in America with exploration of the dark side to the Slam poetry world. Though, she presents it as a vibrant, dynamic form of performance scenery that invites all to share their truths in a communal celebration of expression. Safia implements her Novel– In–Verse poetry as a powerful lens to explore poetry as an art, the complexities of identity, and the longing for love.