"Gerald L. Coleman was a kind, thoughtful, and generous guest when he visited Kenyon College as an invited writer in fall 2023. He was exceptionally generous to students … In short he was an insightful and compelling speaker—indeed, more than one student mentioned later how much his visit inspired them as budding poets and fiction writers."

—Orchid Tierney, Assistant Professor of English, Kenyon College

"St Louis Community College had the honor of receiving visiting poet and sci-fi/fantasy author Gerald L. Coleman on campus for a day of signing, reading, and celebration. It was truly a pleasure to watch Gerald connect with the students at the signing, and to hear him read from his works ... His poetry draws rich and vivid images of life as a young boy in Kentucky, of love and longing, and of the experience of Blackness in America."

—Liz Allen Giordano, St Louis Community College Writing Center

"Coleman is an instinctive and engaging communicator, quick to draw students into the conversation and to both encourage and challenge them. Sometimes in the same breath. He was a great addition to my creative writing course."

—A.J. Hartley, Robinson Professor of Shakespeare, UNC Charlotte

"Gerald L. Coleman is a favorite son of Kentucky and writer we love to celebrate at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. We featured his triumphant hybrid memoir/poetry collection as our Black and Lit Book Club selection. The work was well received and highly regarded. We can’t say enough good things about this remarkable artist."

—Claudia Love Mair, Coordinator, The Carnegie Center’s Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative