Abstract
Tree of Life Rashad L. Givhan (bio) A crude mark that neither God nor birth created. Massa planted it right there: below a head of hair that God twisted, below onyx shoulders that toted hundred-pound bails of cotton. They say Papa grew a tree on his back— whipped and mangled leaves. [End Page 882] Rashad L. Givhan Rashad L. Givhan is working on an MA degree in English/Creative Writing at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, where he is also a graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Copyright © 2008 Charles H. Rowell
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