Black Girl, Call Home

by Jasmine Mans

Book Overview

A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Oprah Magazine - Time - Vogue - Vulture - Essence - Elle - Cosmopolitan - Real Simple - Marie Claire - Refinery 29 - Shondaland - Pop Sugar - Bustle - Reader's Digest

"Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans'] explores...couldn't be more necessary."--Vogue

From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity.

With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself--and us--home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America--and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman.

Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering Black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593197143
• ISBN13: 9780593197141
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Masterpiece

There aren't enough hours in a day to talk about what all I loved about this masterpiece; I definitely don't regret buying this impulsively after stumbling upon it in my local bookstore. The writing is lyrical and poetic, captivating in a way that immerses you into the deeper context/ themes discussed in the book. From systematic racism, internalized anti-blackness, and misogynoir to feminism, lesbianism, and trans-womanhood, there's more themes discussed in this piece than I've ever seen in any other poetry book I've read.

Emotional

Deep. Painful. Beautifully written.