The Monumental Misrememberings
Author | : Mimi Tempestt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1256820197 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Monumental Misrememberings written by Mimi Tempestt and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The monumental misrememberings' is a meditation on death. It's a curious insight on the creative and violent ways in which Black girls, women, trans women and femmes often become displaced, experience death, and subjugation as a result of patriarchal systems in America. This debut collection of poems by Mimi Tempestt operates through this specific lens, not to romanticize the pain of Black femme bodies, but to bring light to this sadistic truth. When we turn on the television, when we log into social media, when we look in the mirror, the normalcy of how often and creatively Black women are murdered weighs on our conscience. the monumental misrememberings addresses our unwillingness to grapple with these violences, and places front and center the realities faced by Black femmes.