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Long Eye

By Kwoya Fagin Maples
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By Kwoya Fagin Maples
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In Long Eye, Kwoya Fagin Maples brings us a sea—bound collection that channels the mythic, defiant voice of a Black Mermaid.

Inspired by Mami Wata, a water spirit of West African folklore, Maples explores the power and divinity of being a Black woman, a mother, a thinker, a protector, and creator. The poems emerge from a neurodivergent mind navigating writing, parenthood, and the Atlantic waters of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The sea and its many creatures serve as guides—for survival, ...

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PoetryAmerican PoetryGeneral & Miscellaneous PoetryAfrican American PoetryPoetry - General & MiscellaneousAmerican poetry->African American authors