Bread and Circus

Read by the author, Airea D. Matthews, Bread and Circus is a poetic and multimedia memoir-in-verse that explores the experiences of economic necessity and marginal poverty within the US urban Black community. Blending poetry, photography, and spectral imaging, the work reflects on personal and societal themes, including cultural shifts and survival, while drawing on archival research related to Adam Smith. The collection transitions through various perspectives, examining what it means to survive and flourish amidst adversity.