"A blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," offering a retelling of the story with a message of empowerment, body acceptance, and knowing where you belong"--Provided by publisher.
In this . . . collection, the award-winning poet Crystal Simone Smith gives voice to the mournful dead, their lives unjustly lost to violence, and to the grieving chorus of protestors in today's Black Lives Matter movement, in search of resilience and hope.
A collection of poems that are structured like a mix tape with "Side A" that look at the human condition of life, death, love, trauma, growth, and "Side B" features black-out remixes of these poems.