Stages
“Like celestial bodies, these poems can transfix, predict, and guide one through both dying and newborn light, reminding the reader, ‘civility is a performance you savage in your dreams.’”
Steven Leyva, author of The Opposite of Cruelty
"So rarely do we come across a book like stages, which mirrors how a day, an hour, a moment--can engage every layer of our being. This collection will dazzle you with swirling musings which authentically ground and unground our desires, histories, and identities." -Marisa Tirado, author of Selena Didn't Know Spanish Either
Critically acclaimed writer Tramaine Suubi follows up her debut phases, with stages. This powerful meditation, written with the endurance of Lucille Clifton, focuses on choices and changes throughout life, from Yellow Dwarf to Protostar.
In this breathtaking companion poetry collection, inspired by the evolution of our brightest star, Tramaine Suubi offers poems alluding to the history of how it came to be and its effects on each human life. Readers will discover poems exploring everything from the gimmicks of capitalism to the false promises of tranquility.
This is another brilliant collection that will only reinforce Suubi as a rising star of her generation.
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