hese poems are, without a doubt, Parker’s as she encapsulates vulnerability, feminism, and utter fearlessness in rhythmic, glittering verse. exquisitely examines American values, often summoning its celebrities-Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Lou Reed-to illuminate society’s staggering shortcomings and the intricacies of black womanhood. This collection is a must for anyone who recognizes that celebrity is an extension of American culture - and for those who don''t, it will transform their perspective. Parker’s poetry is a sledgehammer covered in silk, exposing black women’s vulnerability and power and underscoring what it means to be magical and in pain. Parker’s poems brings heat to the art of Mickalene Thomas, the racial politics of Barack Obama’s presidency, the body politics of Beyoncé and the danger of moving through America in a black body. Each woman in this fierce collection wants to be seen for who she is, not what society wants her to be, and each demands respect. Cultural references, old songs and classic poems spark observations about feminism, sex and desire at a time when “There’s far too many of me dying./ The present is not so different.”. Parker, whose first book won the Gatewood Prize, is as self-assured as the women who appear in these pages, including Queen Latifah, Nikki Giovanni and Michelle Obama. brash, risqué collection that explores what it means to be a black woman in contemporary American culture.
Everywhere Parker looks, she sees a wildly messed-up world - "There's far too many of me dying" "The President be like/ we lost a young boy today." She also answers a personal and public mandate to re-envision it through humor and confrontation. 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.
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