the space between men by Mia S Willis
A poetic ethnography that creates and documents the vocabulary of the Southern Black queer experience, chosen as a National Poetry Series winner by Morgan Parker"Willis' poetic voice is brimming with personality and curiosity, as musical as it is philosophical, and the space between men is a formidable debut." -Morgan Parker, author of Magical Negro and There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce
These piercing, surprising poems look to familial history, rituals of faith, and the natural world to explore how the intersecting cultures of Blackness and queerness relate to each other. As the collection evolves, the reader is challenged and empowered to seek expansiveness in spaces that have not previously been excavated, reckon with the complexities of interpersonal relationships, and explore memory as a catalyst for self-determination. Mia S. Willis weaves together intergenerational knowledge and personal discovery-not only to define themselves but to articulate a communal identity that transcends language.
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Fear of Dreaming
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Book of Blues
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Book of Sketches
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The Penguin Book of Ballads
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Book of Haikus
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Mysteries of Small Houses
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Disobedience
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Prayers from the Ark ; and, the Creatures' Choir
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Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals
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How to Be Drawn
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Selected Poems
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Living at the Movies
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Hip Logic
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Door
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Ghost Girl
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Instant Winner
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Circadian
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Burn Lake
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In the Pines
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Huge Dreams
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Wind in a Box
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Practical Gods
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The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine
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Sanskrit of the Body
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Forage
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Walkman
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Beautiful Country
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Raptus
Mia S. Willis (they/them) is a poet, popular educator, and cultural historian from Charlotte, North Carolina. Their work, twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, has been featured by The Slowdown, The Shade Journal, Palette Poetry, The Offing, the minnesota review, homology lit., NarrativeNortheast, and others. Willis has earned fellowships from Cave Canem, La Maison Baldwin, The Watering Hole, Lambda Literary, and Chashama’s ChaNorth. A two-time Best of the Net nominee, they are the author of monster house (Jai-Alai Books, 2019), the 2018 winner of Cave Canem’s Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780143138105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143138103 |
| Title | the space between men |
| Author | Mia S Willis |
| Series | Penguin Poets |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2025-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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