“ Morgan Parker''s bombastic second book profoundly expresses a black millennial consciousness with anger and appetite. “This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. Ranging from orderly couplets to an itemized list titled after Jay Z’s "99 Problems" to lines interrupted by gaping white space, these exquisite poems defy categorization.” "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. They are a chorus chanting: You’re gonna give us the love we need. Unrelentingly feminist, tender, ruthless, and sequined, these poems are an altar to the complexities of black American womanhood in an age of non-indictments and deja vu, and a time of wars over bodies and power. Morgan Parker stands at the intersections of vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust, of tragedy and excellence. These exquisite poems defy categorization." ― The New Yorker The only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God, and God is a black woman sipping rosé and drawing a lavender bath, texting her mom, belly-laughing in the therapist’s office, feeling unloved, being on display, daring to survive. "This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. One of Oprah Magazine's "Ten Best Books of 2017"
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