When Angels Speak of Love
Washington Square Press · Paperback · February 5, 2011
Feminist icon bell hooks reminds us of the full spectrum of feeling we spend in love through her inspiring collection of love poetry, with a new introduction by Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies.
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- Who it’s for
- These poems make room for love’s tenderness, intensity, and grief without making it feel simple.
- Themes
- Love across relationships, Desire and surrender, Love, memory, and loss
- Genres
- Love Poetry, African American Poetry, Women Poets
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Feminist icon bell hooks reminds us of the full spectrum of feeling we spend in love through her inspiring collection of love poetry, with a new introduction by Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies. Written from the heart, When Angels Speak of Love is a book of fifty love poems by bell hooks, one our most beloved public intellectuals, and author of over twenty books, including the bestselling All About Love.
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Poem after poem, hooks challenges our views and experiences with love—tracing the links between seduction and surrender, the intensity of desire, and the anguish of death. “Love must clean house, choose memories to keep, and memories to let go,” she writes. These verses are expansive yet accessible—encompassing romantic love, to love of family, friends, or oneself. In any iteration, these poems remind us of both the beauty and possibility of love.
Love in Full
These poems make room for love’s tenderness, intensity, and grief without making it feel simple.
Come here for
- Love poems spanning romance, family, friendship, and the self
- A thoughtful meeting of desire, surrender, and loss
Expect
- Accessible verses with layered feelings
- Love considered in its beauty and possibility
Where it sits
| Love Poetry | 73% |
|---|---|
| African American Poetry | 72% |
| Women Poets | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American Poetry
- Love Poetry
- Women Poets
- Authors
- bell hooks
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Published
- February 5, 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Love across relationships · Desire and surrender · Love, memory, and loss
- Reading lane
- African American Poetry