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Dead Girl Cameo
A dazzling docupoetic debut collection interweaving personal loss with the life stories of Aaliyah Haughton, Whitney Houston, Lisa âLeft Eyeâ Lopes, Phyllis Hyman, Selena Quintanilla-PĂ©rez, and others to explore sexuality, survival, queer mourning, and the afterlives of stardom
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
A dazzling docupoetic debut collection interweaving personal loss with the life stories of Aaliyah Haughton, Whitney Houston, Lisa âLeft Eyeâ Lopes, Phyllis Hyman, Selena Quintanilla-PĂ©rez, and others to explore sexuality, survival, queer mourning, and the afterlives of stardom
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
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A dazzling docupoetic debut collection interweaving personal loss with the life stories of Aaliyah Haughton, Whitney Houston, Lisa âLeft Eyeâ Lopes, Phyllis Hyman, Selena Quintanilla-PĂ©rez, and others to explore sexuality, survival, queer mourning, and the afterlives of stardom
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
âPoet m. mick powellâs debut collection . . . resurrects their vivid lives and artistry to paint a more humanizing picture of their legacy.ââUSA Today
A DEBUTIFUL AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âI made, of my bones, an earth for you: turned the oceans
your favorite shade of light, that deepened, nearly bruised
dusk. Reflected in my palms, what Iâve made into water
glows amethystâ
In m. mick powellâs polyphonic, haunting debut, a chorus of voices conjures up intimate pop herstories to map how the poetâs queer Black girlhood was molded by their memory. With tender reverence, powell meditates on the deaths of her own beloveds while reflecting on the many stages of an iconâs life: How did these women challenge conventional representations of Black femininity and transform the musical landscape? How did they navigate abuse and alienation in the limelight? How do the mythologies that survive them establish afterlives of queer femme possibility?
Through sensual imagery, speculative verse, and splendid wordplay, Dead Girl Cameo takes us beyond the headlines, innovating a Black feminist poetic that traverses the richly textured realms of grief, girlhood, love, widowing, femme friendship, and queer fandom.
