BOOK REVIEW: gossypiin by Ra Malika Imhotep

Roots, ancestors, bending limbs and time. Ra Malika Imhotep’s gossypiin is a harvest of the experiences and discussions of black women. The meaning of the title, like many of her lines, is two-fold: the bark of the cotton tree and a vernacular term for gossip. Imhotep delves into both paths as her poems wind up […]