BloodFresh

by Ebony Stewart

Overview

BloodFresh is a celebration of identity. Ebony Stewart reclaims her own narrative to speak against the racism and colorism she’s experienced, while criticizing society’s treatment of women as sexual objects. This collection is an open letter to acknowledge, overcome, and learn new ways to use poetry as a coping technique. As BloodFresh reflects the importance of owning your own space, Stewart carves out a home for herself, her poems, and all of the readers who take refuge in her words.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781638340126
Publisher:	Button Poetry
Publication date:	02/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Ebony Stewart is an award-winning international touring poet and performance artist as well as a social worker, activist, and sexual health advocate. Her work speaks to the black experience, with emphasis on gender, sexuality, womanhood, and race, with the hopes to be relatable, remove shame, heal minds, encourage dialogue, and inspire folks in marginalized communities. Her work has been featured in AfroPunk, For Harriet, Teen Vogue, The Texas Observer, Write About Now Poetry, and more. The only poet to perform at the 2018 Seattle Pride Festival before 200,000 people, was Ebony S

Table of Contents

I.

Transparent 1

My Mother's Accent 4

Young, Gifted, & Black 5

This Poem Is about Toy 7

So Whatchu Sayin'? 11

Affirmation #_ 14

Gawd of Gaps 15

Burnt Sugar 16

808s & Heartbreak 18

Punk Noir: The Black Woman as Prophet 20

Pop Quiz 22

II.

Big Booty Tiara 29

Thighs (The Black Girl Edition) 33

White Men Say Weird Things to Me 34

Sway 37

Pockets 39

The Blood 42

It's All Mental 45

Bodied 46

Coming Undone 49

Gay God 50

After Robert Frost 54

Pray Tell Them 55

III.

Tantrums or How to Be a Poet in Six Steps 59

A Stronger Lie 62

IV.

How We Forget: Covid-19 Files 65

Pity Party 69

The Art of Quilting 71

V.

Battle Cry 75

Mental Health_Barz 77

Luminaries 85

About the Author 87