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lasignorasgf's review
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
“this is their language and not mine”
“but why should mathematics be applied to something as precious as flesh”
I don’t typically enjoy poetry, however the accessibility of this collection is what drew me in.
I thought it interesting that the authors voices & stories were often co-opted for the benefit of other people; particularly women & their sexuality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Minor: Sexual content
toffishay's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This is a really beautiful collection and connected with and felt moved by each poem. Some of my absolute favorites are: "Toward a New Theory of Negro Propaganda", "The High Priestess of Soul's Sunday Morning Visit to the Wall of Respect", "AND COLD SUNSET", "Who Were Frederick Douglass's Cousins, and Other Quotidian Black History Facts That I Wish I Learned in School", "Who Speaks for the Earth?", "I TOLD MY THERAPIST I TRIED TO MEDITATE AND SHE LAUGHED", "Magical Negro #89: Michael Jackson in Blackface on a Date with Tatum O'Neal, 1970s", "Magical Negro #80: Brooklyn", "The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady & the Dead & the Truth", and "Preface to a Twenty Volume Joke Book".
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, and Police brutality
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