“Poems need two things: logical sentences and emotional truth,” says Ajibola Tolase, winner of the 2024 Cave Canem Prize, which celebrates the richness of Black culture. The award includes publication of his debut collection, “2000 Blacks,” from the University of Pittsburgh Press, and a featured reading at The New School in New York. Previous winners of the Cave Canem Prize include Natasha Trethewey and Tracy K.