![]() ![]() ![]() They are a chorus chanting: You’re gonna give us the love we need. Unrelentingly feminist, tender, ruthless, and sequined, these poems are an altar to the complexities of black American womanhood in an age of non-indictments and deja vu, and a time of wars over bodies and power. Morgan Parker stands at the intersections of vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust, of tragedy and excellence. ![]() The only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God, and God is a black woman sipping rosé and drawing a lavender bath, texting her mom, belly-laughing in the therapist’s office, feeling unloved, being on display, daring to survive. These exquisite poems defy categorization. This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood…. There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonc (Tin House) by Morgan Parker is a brash, risqu collection that explores what it means to be a black woman in contemporary American culture. One of Oprah Magazine’s “Ten Best Books of 2017” ![]()
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