Found Them
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1530643376 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 26 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A solid, short, and forthright book of poetry, the author does not completely convince "them" are found just yet. Amazon Customer After much anticipation of this work, I must say I am mostly pleased. I applaud White for speaking so candidly about certain experiences through this form of expression. While I did not feel amazed in my readings, there were times where I was whisked away into the author's world. For example: "There's a conga beat I put in that soil with my barefoot steps, running through those woods and away from the first man to hate the magic in me."; this is written simply and beautifully while creating a sense of urgency in the image of a child seeking escape into the woods, often the place we are taught as children to. Ashley said As a queer black femme, this book meant so. As a queer black femme, this book meant so much to me.I needed every word. Visibility and representation is paramount. Francisco L. White is a person to watch, capturing the experience of the gender non conforming black person in America today.This chapbook is seductive, meaningful, and EVERYTHING.
. Francisco-Luis White is an agender, AfroLatinx poet and storyteller currently residing in District of Columbia. They have presented at the Fire & Ink Conference for LGBTQ Writers of African Descent, Carolina Conference on Queer Youth, and the United States Conference on AIDS. White has been recognized by National Black Justice Coalition as an SGL/LGBTQ Emerging Leader to Watch. In 2013, presidential candidate Jill Stein and the Massachu
The first released work of poetry from White, Found Them deals with physical and spiritual place along an arduous but liberating gender and sexuality journey. This chapbook includes seventeen poems which explore transformation and departure as means of survival, as well as ancestral magic as an omnipresent resource.
About the Author Francisco-Luis White is an agender, AfroLatinx poet and storyteller currently residing in District of Columbia. White has been recognized by National Black Justice Coalition as an SGL/LGBTQ Emerging Leader to Watch. They have presented at the Fire & Ink Conference for LGBTQ Writers of African Descent, Carolina Conference on Queer Youth, and the United States Conference on AIDS. In 2013, presidential candidate Jill Stein and the Massachusetts Green Party endorsed White's candidacy for Boston City Council.