Lessons on Being Tenderheaded: Poems by Janae Johnson

Lessons on Being Tenderheaded: Poems
Janae Johnson
Page: 100
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9781949342413
Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing
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In Janae Johnson's debut poetry collection, the concept of being tenderheaded is less about Black hair; more how we are taught to disguise pain through suppression of macro and micro traumas. What began as a book of poetry about women's basketball transformed into a coming-of-age story centering Black queer masculinity, emotional restoration and belonging. From lyrically experimental to personified prose, each poem encourages humor to rise after an eight hour hair appointment and ultimately decide to wear a ponytail.

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