Critically acclaimed writer Tramaine Suubi follows up her debutphases,withstages. This powerful meditation, written with the endurance of Lucille Clifton, focuses on choices and changes throughout life, from Yellow Dwarf to Protostar.

In this breathtaking companion poetry collection, inspired by the evolution of our brightest star, Tramaine Suubi offers poems alluding to the history of how it came to be and its effects on each human life. Readers will discover poems exploring everything from the gimmicks of capitalism to the false promises of tranquility.

This is another brilliant collection that will only reinforce Suubi as a rising star of her generation.

Tramaine Suubi is a quadrilingual multi-hyphenate Bantu writer hailing from Kampala. They are a graduate of Wheaton College, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a Yellow Arrow Writer-in-Residence, and the 2022 Tin House Summer Workshop. Suubi is the editor ofWritivismmagazine, and their poems have appeared inBrink Literary MagazineandSolstice Literary Magazine, among other publications.

• Publisher: Amistad Press
• Publish Date: January 27, 2026
• Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 6.0 X 9.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.65 pounds
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780063344952
• BISAC Categories: American – African American African Women Authors