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One of the books I found on my DC trip. The bookshop owner kept shouting "Check out the poetry section. It's the best selection in the country!" So I made sure to browse that section the longest. It was impressive. I knew I wanted something by someone I'd never heard of, preferably a woman of color, with a cool cover, and this fit the bill. Cortez writes of Afrofrontierism, Afropioneerism, and her own ancestors in this amazing debut collection.