Radiant poems that celebrate Black Southern womanhood and the many ways magic lives in the bonds between mothers, daughters, and sisters, from the bestselling author ofMemphis.

A gorgeous collection exploring the bond and beauty of Black womanhood.Warsan Shire, author ofBless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

God can stay asleep / these women in my life are magic enuff

An electrifying collection of poems that tells a universal tale of survival and revolution through the lens of Black femininity. Tara M. Stringfellow embraces complexity, grappling with the sometimes painful, sometimes wonderful way two conflicting things can be true at the same time. How its possible to have a strong voice but also feel silenced. To be loyal to things and people that betray us. To burn as hot with rage as we do with love.

Each poem asks how we can heal and sustain relationships with people, systems, and ourselves. How to reach for the kind of real love that allows for the truth of anger, disappointment, and grief. Unapologetic, unafraid, and glorious in its nuance, this collection argues that when it comes to living in our full humanity, we haveand we aremagic enough.

Tara M. Stringfellowis a former attorney, Northwestern University MFA graduate, and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee whose debut noveland national bestsellerMemphiswas a Read with Jenna pick and longlisted for the Women’s Prize in Fiction. A cross-genre artist, the author was Northwestern University’s first MFA graduate in both poetry and prose and her work has appeared inCollective Unrest,Jet Fuel Review,Minerva Rising,Women’s Arts QuarterlyandApogee Journal, among others. After having lived in Okinawa, Ghana, Chicago, Cuba, Spain, Italy, and Washington, D.C., she moved back home to Memphis, where she sits on her porch swing every evening with her hound, Huckleberry, listening to records and chatting with neighbors.

• Publisher:Dial Press
• Publish Date:June 25, 2024
• Pages:112
• Dimensions:5.42 X 0.36 X 8.26 inches | 0.81 pounds
• Language:English
• Type:Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780593447437
• BISAC Categories: American – African American, Women Authors, Women’s Studies, Personal Memoirs