Black Girl, Call Home

A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Oprah Magazine - Time - Vogue - Vulture - Essence - Elle - Cosmopolitan - Real Simple - Marie Claire - Refinery 29 - Shondaland - Pop Sugar - Bustle - Reader's Digest

"Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans'] explores...couldn't be more necessary."--Vogue

From spoken word poet, Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity. With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself--and us--home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America--and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman.

Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering Black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing.

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256 pages

Average rating: 9.04

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Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
8/10 stars
Amazing poetry.

So real, so raw.

Containt sexual orientation awakening, complicated relationships of mother and daughter, self identification, hair styling affirmations.

I enjoyed this read so much.
Thinton
Jul 08, 2024
10/10 stars
This was a beautiful piece of poetry
QuristeenB
Jun 17, 2023
10/10 stars
Reminded me of For Colored Girls
IAmMEBookclub
Jan 26, 2023
9/10 stars
This book pulled at some heartstrings. It also reminded me how much I enjoy every form of art. I absolutely loved how the poems portrayed every day life as a POC by the struggles we encounter with family and society.

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