| Write This Second: A Poetic Memoir Contributor(s): Allen, Kira Lynne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1946706019 ISBN-13: 9781946706010 Publisher: Nothing But the Truth Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black - Poetry | Lgbt |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 6" W x 9" (0.38 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Read Kira Lynne Allen's Write This Second: A Poetic Memoir cover-to-cover in order to grasp the arc of her journey. It is not a comprehensive rendering of her life, but a focus on lived experiences highlighting societal tides that must turn. The tides of: racism, incest, poverty, rape, addiction, eating disorders, being silenced, domestic violence, suicide and PTSD that have yet to be addressed by #MeToo or Time's Up. Their deep impact demonstrates how generations of women and children will continue to drown in these tides until we speak to and listen to and believe one another. Staceyann Chin says, it is a baptism in hard truths. Dive in. Read it. Twist and turn your body as you glide though the ocean of Kira's words. Write This Second tells one family's story of generational trauma that sounds an alarm meant to reveal and disrupt the roots of rape culture by proclaiming our authentic selves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Kira Lynne: - Kira Lynne Allen is poet, performer, collage artist, activist, and Certified InterPlay Leader. She is a four time VONA Voices Fellow, a Poetry for the People alumna, a phenomenal workshop facilitator and a motivational speaker. She is a contributor to All the Women in My Family Sing, Tayo Literary Magazine and Endangered Species, Enduring Values. She has more than a dozen poems in anthologies and two self-published chapbooks. Write This Second: A Poetic Memoir charts her journey from desecration to divinity; from addict and high school dropout to master's degree recipient, in order to sound an alarm meant to reveal and disrupt the roots of rape culture by proclaiming our authentic selves. She has a BA in Creative Writing from Mills College and an MA in Transformative Arts from JFK University. Kira grew up in the Bay Area and raised two brave, brilliant, resilient daughters in Oakland, CA; where she still lives with her partner Kat. |