(You can listen now! Just dial!) Written with heart, intelligence, and ferocity, BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME is a love letter to the wandering black girl and is a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging and healing. Why are the phone numbers active? To appeal to the millions of fans who have listened to her spoken-word poetry online, Mans has recorded “bonus poems” at these numbers. For Mans, the notion of “calling home” means looking back on her childhood, excavating her relationship with her mother, and reliving the hardships she faced as a young, queer woman.The book intersects on powerful themes, each designated by an active phone number.
Mans’s vulnerability, righteous and rightful anger, a nd razor-sharp wit transform painful vignettes from her past into. BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME acts as both literary coming-of-age narrative, an ode to the places we call home, and a piercingly intimate deconstruction of daughterhood.The collection features several of Mans’ viral YouTube poems, inprint for the first time. Jasmine Mans’s stunning new poetry collection speaks to her unique life experiences so poignantly, she makes them feel universal. / It is National Poetry Month and we talk this morning with poet Jasmine Mans about her new collection: 'Black Girl, Call Home.' The collection explores the intersection of race. BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME is a powerful collection of poetry that explores the intersection of race, feminism, and LGBTQ issues, written by acclaimed spoken word poet Jasmine Mans.
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