![]() ![]() 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. Read 661 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. ![]() Morgan Parker stands at the intersections of vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust, of tragedy and excellence. These exquisite poems defy categorization." ―emThe New Yorker/em/strong 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. StrongA emTIME Magazine/em Best Paperback of 2017 One of emOprah Magazine/em's "Ten Best Books of 2017"/strongstrong"This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. ![]()
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