Release Date TBA, 2026.

CECIL is the second collection of poetry by writer, actor and director David A. Gaines.

“‘Cecil’” is the official name of the soil of the Carolinas, where Dave’s family originates. This collection is an excavation of Black shame, joy and faith that traces a family’s migratory history through the Great Migration to Black Flight to a new definition of “home.” Using his personal and familial stories as a series of revelatory tools, Dave examines shame as a generational heirloom and explore how one’s response to the feeling can bring you closer to self or bury you alive.”

Purchase this pre-order to reserve a signed, limited-edition copy of CECIL which you’ll receive in the mail after publication, along with a complimentary audio book and digital variants.