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Prelude to Bruise
Prelude to Bruise | Saeed Jones
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With rootless cosmopolitanism, formal rigor, and the fluidity of slam, Jones explores questions of sexuality, race, and shifting identity.
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MsLeah8417
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MsLeah8417
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More poetry?
Yes, indeed.
Always more poetry!!!!🖤

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mldkennedy
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TrishB
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Thank you Rachel - a lovely surprise package 😁 books look fab and haven‘t got or read any of them!
I‘m very behind on sending stuff at the moment- but I figure it‘s always lovely when it gets there 😘
Take care and look after yourself.

rockpools Yay! They arrived! And double yay - you haven't already read them!! 😊 Hope you're having a good week. 5y
TrishB @RachelO work troubles have not yet gone, but taking deep breathes!! 5y
rockpools @TrishB Breathing always helps! 5y
TrishB @RachelO definitely gets me through the day... 5y
LeahBergen Lovely! 5y
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elizabethlk
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This collection far exceeded my expectations. Absolutely fantastic. Sections four and five are the highlights for me. Definitely recommended to any poetry fans.

Side note: I read the last half the book aloud to Sugar here and she got impatient every time I stopped to turn the page.

TrishB Stacked - sounds interesting! 6y
elizabethlk @TrishB it was definitely worth the read. I've done a lot of poetry collections this year, and this is definitely in my top five. 6y
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Bertha_Mason
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"My mother is a moon out to sea."

-"The Blue Dress"

The gorgeous line from Prelude to Bruise that's stuck in my head. I need to reread it soon.

Bertha_Mason And my favorite, from "Boy in a Stolen Evening Gown" (the line being about him walking in a dry, yellow field): "I waltz in an acre of bad wigs." 6y
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lycomayflower
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JessReads
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Poetry and rosé - #rainydayplans

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WordWaller
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Currently reading for my late start to my work day. It is TWO DEGREES OUTSIDE, PEOPLE. DONT MAKE ME GO OUT THERE 😱😱😱 #catsoflitsy

LeahBergen Sleeeeepy kitty ... 7y
TheBookAddict Awesome book 🌲! And cute kitty! 😻 7y
RanaElizabeth It's a balmy 4° over here on my side of the river, perfect for a walk outside! 😎 7y
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Suzze Kitty looks happy. Tink is under the bed. It's a balmy 23 here. 7y
DrJAdMerricksson Love the tree! May suggest this idea to my family. And adorable kitty! 7y
TheLondonBookworm It's so warm over here it doesn't even feel like winter!! 7y
[DELETED] 1409720085 That tree and that cat. 😍 7y
Genrebending One of my favorite poetry books! 7y
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WordWaller
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Healing book mail at the perfect time 💖 I'm going to be specifically diving into several categories of books over the next week/month/year: poetry, graphic novels, and books on activism, empathy, and how to be the change. Thanks @coffeehousepress for your soothing and much needed poetry 🙏

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Cody
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This NYC based poet will leave you floored. He offers beauty as reading of the black body, instead of pain and violence. Or rather, beauty despite pain and violence.

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