There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA TIME Magazine Best Paperback of 2017One of Oprah Magazine‘s “Ten Best Books of 2017”\n“This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. . . . These exquisite poems defy categorization.” —The New Yorker\n \n\nThe only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God,and God is a black woman sipping rosé and drawing alavender bath, texting her mom, belly-laughing in thetherapist’s office, feeling unloved, being on display, daring to survive. Morgan Parker stands at the intersectionsof vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust,of tragedy and excellence. Unrelentingly feminist,tender, ruthless, and sequined, these poems are an altarto the complexities of black American womanhood inan age of non-indictments and deja vu, and a time ofwars over bodies and power. These poems celebrate andmourn. They are a chorus chanting: You’re gonna giveus the love we need.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS\n\n\nISBN-13: 9781941040539\n\nPublisher: Tin House Books\n\n\nPublication Date: February 14, 2017\n\nPages: 96\n\n\n\n\n\n