We Are Not Wearing Helmets (TriQuarterly), the fifth book of poems by T&T-born, US-based Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, is described as a collection of “political love poems,” exploring the lives and predicaments of women of colour in the US. “These poems challenge the injustices of ageism, racism, and oppression with rage, forgiveness, honour, and endurance,” writes the publisher. “They are salve and balm.”