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The Garden: Poems

by Marzetta

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Queerness, womanhood, and Black Southern life in verse

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Queerness, womanhood, and Black Southern life in verse

Marzetta’s poetry collection places Black Southern life in conversation with queerness and womanhood. Its garden is presented as a space of authenticity, grounding, healing, and spiritual nourishment. The second edition is described as rewritten and reframed, giving the collection new meaning around Black, Southern, and queer identity. At 52 pages, it offers a compact collection shaped by these intersecting themes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in poetry exploring Black Southern life and identity
  • Readers seeking work centered on queerness and womanhood
  • Readers interested in spiritual themes of authenticity, grounding, and healing

Themes

Black Southern identityQueernessWomanhoodAuthenticity and belongingSpiritual nourishment

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Book overview

Poetry and playwriting award-winner and Alabamian author Marzetta debuts her first poetry collection for the spiritual gurls.

The Garden captures the life and love of Black Southern folk, exploring the intersections of queerness and womanhood. The Garden is a place where you can show up as your authentic self and be grounded, healed, and spiritually fed.

The 2nd edition is re-written and re-framed for new meaning and understanding of what it is to be authentically Black, Southern, and Queer.

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