on a date with disappointment Maryland

on a date with disappointment MarylandA communion of spirit and self, on a date with disappointment invites you to dine with your heart and soul. Roxbury Poetry Festivals 2023 Winner Najya Williamss latest chapbook works to understand the hardships and joys of family, love, and heartbreak. Entrancing in form and style, these poems trace relationships to the self and others through different moments in lifespeaking to the complexities of black womanhood and seeking definition to oneself,

Continuing in the legacy of his previous works

kisses hungrier than prayer

’ is what makes this collection a stunning meditation on familial bonds

and we are so fortunate that they continue to create art and put it out into the world

Figurative language should be taught backwards

and who we wish to become in the fight towards liberation of all oppressed peoples

Guante rattles

— Javon Johnson

If there is a single word to describe the power of Simpson’s voice

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) As nostalgic as the surface noise of a needle hitting a vinyl record

exposing the violence enacted against and upon