&ldquo\;This is aja monet at her most luci
d and vulnerable\, offering an intimate portrait in love\, drowning in it\
, and kissing us each time she comes up for air. The politics of love and
memory betrothed to a poet's passion to touch and be touched by perspectiv
e&mdash\;and in real ways&mdash\;she holds herself in her own arms\, yet s
omehow we\, all our loved ones and blessed ancestors\, fit in her embrace.
Here is where maturity and grace never forgets to remind us of its edge\,
its pain\, and unanswered questions&mdash\;where a moment in time finds i
ts timelessness. Here is a poet ripening beyond her bruises\, clear-eyed a
nd lovingly\, sprinkling holy water on angels and demons alike.&rdquo\;&nb
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&mdash\;Saul Williams
&ldquo\;aja monet
always opens the portal. Her open-hearted\, wisdom-thick voice takes us b
ackwards into a soul movement where everything felt possible and forward i
nto the loving future we deserve at the same time. Read her work and prepa
re to time travel into the possibilities of your own heart and our beloved
community.&rdquo\;
&mdash\;Alexis Pauline Gumbs
&ldquo\;The stewards of this land and the Africans dragged here tell
us water is life. Channeling ancestral wisdom\, aja monet shows us water i
s also love\, power\, reflection\, blue(s)\, bodies. Water heals\, cleanse
s\, blesses\; it gives life and can take it away. Water is older than hist
ory and yet never forgets. aja monet&rsquo\;s poems are water\, and these
poems were born at the crossroads of the world\, where Turtle Island meets
the Caribbean Sea. In this death-dealing world\, \;Florida Water
\;will quench our collective thirst for living.&rdquo\;
&mdas
h\;Robin D. G. Kelley
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\nFlorida Water \;is a collection of poems that\, like the cleansing waters of spiritual b aths\, rinse\, reflect\, and reveal the raw truths that lie within.
\n< p>In this vulnerable meditation\, aja monet reflects on her migration to S outh Florida in search of love\, connection\, and belonging\, unearthing t he delicate balance between the poet\, lover\, and community organizer. Th ese poems lay bare the tender dance of relationships\, entwining the perso nal with the political\, as they confront the state&rsquo\;s fractured his tory of racial prejudice\, marooned peoples\, and the unruly forces of nat ure.\nIn \;Florida Water\, each poem is an artifact&mdash\;an o ffering from her time spent wading through the rising tides of climate cha nge\, heartbreak\, and systemic violence. With each line\, monet immerses us deeper into the water\, where the currents of memory\, struggle\, and s urvival pull us toward both despair and hope.
\nCopies of&nb sp\;Florida Water will be available for purchase and signing by the author.
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