THIS WAS EVERYTHING.

The beautiful thing about poetry is that so few words can slap you the hardest, leaving the brightest scar. I am thankful to Airea Dee Matthews, NetGalley, and Scribner for granting me advanced access to Bread and Circus before it hits shelves on May 30, 2023.

Bread and Circus speaks volumes louder than any book I've ever read. We get insight into what it's like to be a woman of color in a time when discrimination was the only. However, in white people's minds, where hate bled into every conversation and action. That level of strength rang true and empowering for many daughters, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers going forward. This piece was heartbreakingly beautiful and can stand the test of time in eradicating the bigots and inviting love into the picture.

Magnificent.