i shimmer sometimes, too 48 all she dares to dream

all she dares to dream for

Bending time

Zach Goldberg’s I'd Rather Be Destroyed carves straight to the core of self-destruction

such as: 'Make no mistake: this is not/a story about fear

She reveals the raw edge of motherhood with refreshing honesty: “In your smallest months I want to throw you from every window/But I’m lucky: anything will stop me

i shimmer sometimes, too 48 all she dares to dreamPorsha Olayiwola, 2019. These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, celebrating the work done by generations of poets from Audre Lorde to Danez Smith. This is a book of gentle breaking and inventive reconstruction. A book of self and community carethe pursuit of building a world that will not only keep you alive but keep you joyful. Praise