Existentialism
The wretched of the Earth are killing — rage — ending — racism
like Greek Tragedies
from a mouthful of forevers, Lucy asks ‘Ain’t I a woman?’
Black women and their
feminism: the bones, the breaking, the balm
scars / stars
she’s crossing the mangrove, seeking the will to change
says ‘men (masculinity) and love are fantasy;
the dragon can’t dance’
says ‘I’m all about love — new visions — the other side,
but where we stand, class matters’
The books:
- Existentialism by Robert Solomon
- The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
- Killing Rage: Ending Racism by bell hooks
- Greek Tragedies by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore (eds.)
- Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics
- Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
- Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
- The Bones, the Breaking, the Balm by Dominique Christina
- Scars/Stars by Walidah Imarisha
- Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé
- The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
- Fantasy by Jacqueline Furby and Claire Hines
- The Dragon Can’t Dance by Earl Lovelace
- All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
- The Other Side by Julia Alvarez
- Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
There’s an alternate view of the books on my Instagram, and you can listen to me reading the poem on Soundcloud.
Tessara Dudley, Poet-Publisher-Educator-Activist 