bloom - Leah Nicole Whitcomb

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Résumé :
Love lodged itself in my throat as a truth unacknowledged, but in order to survive, I had to grow around it. I had to bloom without you. ??bloom is a collection that explores heartbreak through the personal and political. These poems play with poetic form using nature imagery to weave a narrative of romance, social injustice, loss, and healing. This chapbook is a testament to the power of vulnerability, bearing one's deepest pains, and living to tell the tale....

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Leah Nicole Whitcomb is a community storyteller from Mississippi who writes about Black folks, love, and magic. She co-hosts the Hoodoo Plant Mamas podcast. Her writing has been featured in Sistories, Samjoko Magazine, and the young adult anthology, All the Ways a Heart Burns. A Courage to Write Grant recipient, Leah's work has been supported by The deGroot Foundation, Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation, The Bereket Writing Community, Women of Color Writers Podcast, and the Women's National Book Association. She is the author of Apocalypse Still....