There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce
Zando · Paperback · February 14, 2017
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.
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- Who it’s for
- These poems hold vulnerability, performance, desire, and survival in the same bright, complicated light.
- Themes
- Black American womanhood, Feminism, Bodies and power
- Genres
- African American Poetry, Feminist Theory & Criticism, American Poetry
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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. Morgan Parker stands at the intersections of vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust, of tragedy and excellence.
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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. These poems celebrate and mourn. They are a chorus chanting: You’re gonna give us the love we need.
Tender, Unflinching Poetry
These poems hold vulnerability, performance, desire, and survival in the same bright, complicated light.
Come here for
- Black womanhood rendered with tenderness and ruthless clarity
- A voice that can mourn, celebrate, and laugh in one breath
Expect
- Feminist poems attentive to bodies, power, and love
- Sequined language with a serious edge
Where it sits
| African American Poetry | 100% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 40% |
| Feminist Theory & Criticism | 37% |
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Publisher categories
- African American Poetry
- Poetry - General Themes
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Morgan Parker
- Publisher
- Zando
- Published
- February 14, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Black American womanhood · Feminism · Bodies and power
- Reading lane
- African American Poetry