the genesis suite
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the genesis suite, released on June 1, 2020, celebrates the presence of god within oneself, within the world, and between divine lovers. several of the poems reclaim the divine feminine as the birthright of Black women and draw inspiration from the stories and myths surrounding the Bible.
Celebrations of the genesis suite
“eden,” “2020,” and “prayer for the return of sweet waters,” were named a finalist for The Poetry Project’s The Brannan Prize (guest judge Patricia Spears Jones)(June 2020).
SacredWaters LIC featured “prayer for the return of sweet waters” on the blog for its wellness center (August 2020).
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & The Arts published “2020” and “questions for henrietta lacks” in its Black Lives Matter Issue (Spring 2021).
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