In her work, "Beyond Katrina" published in 2015 by the University of Georgia Press is an account of the devastating events that happened after the hurricane hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In this novel, you will see a written version of how the people in her life were affected by the damage of Hurricane Katrina. This book brings in race conflicts, memories of the family background, and the economic effects of what the hurricane caused. Yes, this is a book written by Natasha Trethewey, yet she includes her poetry to convey the emotions and feelings to capture the events that were caused beyond the hurricane itself. In this book, you tackle what it's like being an African American in a troubled state of circumstance with the place where one grew up and loves.