Magical Negro

Magical Negro

2019 • 112 pages

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This collection explores contemporary female blackness, from family life to interracial dating, and is an ode to black women (especially in pop culture) who have come before. Parker is a talented poet; the poems were tough but playful with some of the better titles I've read.

January 5, 2020

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