“Beautifully sparse lines and unsparing imagery . . . A harrowingly visceral, incomparable poetry collection.”
—Booklist
“Lyrical descriptions that showcase emotional vulnerability.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Christina uses rhythmic, throbbing, vervy language that lets readers live Anarcha’s tragic story.”
—Library Journal
“Dominique’s poems paint brutal truths. Beautiful truths. They seek to uncover a history hidden under the skin. In an era in which such truths are in danger of being forgotten, Dominique’s voice is an essential. Her stories are an unearthing, the soil that connects us to our past, a lens through which, if we look close enough, we may see something that directs us to a kinder future.”
—Staceyann Chin, author of The Other Side of Paradise
“This is a beautiful book of poetry by an amazing poet. I can’t even begin to grasp the courage it took to write these poems.”
—Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of A Place to Stand
“Dominique Christina has the courage to use her imagination, and her empathy, to conceive of an alternative world, in the midst of this one, using language to provide inspiration and instruction so people can straighten their backs and make the world a better place.”
—Cornel West, author of Race Matters
“In inventive and soul-deep narratives, Christina has wholly encompassed the breath and breadth of Anarcha, who steps out of an enslaved and pummeled body to reclaim her root in the world.”
—Patricia Smith, author of Incendiary Art
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