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Build yourself a boat by Camonghne Felix

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I don't usually read poetry. I enjoyed Camonghne's work. She covers a range of topics including the death of Trayvon Martin and the outcome of the trials, rape, suicide ideation, self-harm, and racism. Her poems paint a vivid picture of a mind living with trauma and trying to balance mental health. I enjoyed hearing the author read her poems. #trauma #poetry #lgbtqauthors #pocauthors #blm #ownvoices

For #pridemonth2020, I'm highlighting 30 openly LGBTQ+ authors. American poet and writer Camonghne Felix was appointed as speech writer to Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2025, the first black woman and the youngest person appointed that position. #lgbtqvoices #lgbtq #lgbtqauthors #blsckvoices #blackauthors #pocvoices

#Hoopla #NBApoetry2019 There were a few poems here that were great. Poems on the Zimmerman trial and teenaged confusion were affecting. Many of the poems, however, felt flat. Overall, a collection that was a bit uneven. 3⭐️

Today's #BookFitnessChallenge reading spot. 😊 It's perfect because it's a 1.2 mile walk from my house, so I get a walk in, and then I can settle in and read for hours in the cool shade by the water. Despite the walk, I'm considering today a #restday. Updates on my reading to come later. ❤️ #BFC @wanderinglynn

“after two taps I felt the

monstrosity of my putrid desires
flatten

my intrinsic knowings
suddenly afraid to bruise the small

genius
the strange foreign god of sisterhood

it was then I knew
I loved her something bad”

“It‘s not the world‘s job to understand you, it‘s your job to understand the world.”
-Camonghne Felix‘ mother

“...to be a Black poet under the smothering whiteness of the literary world is to be a miracle, who taught me to trust my voice amidst that whiteness, who gave me the references...that helped me identify that my work is a study of Blackness, a study of power...”
-what Fred Moten taught Camonghne Felix