(haven't submitted review to Goodreads or Storygraph yet, per publisher's request - already set up reminder for myself to submit review there on publishing date!)

Absolutely beautiful. Moving while also provoking deep thought, at times on topics I hadn't considered much before - especially being a white woman. I appreciate this raw, first hand account of how our culture's beauty standards impact how black women see and care for their bodies; Overlap can be found, sure - but so much more has been deemed "required" for black women's self care than white women's.

A beautiful and vulnerable, lyrical, poetry collection.
I really enjoyed this one.
I think I need to let this one sink in a bit more before doing a proper review.
These are some really beautiful and honest poems and I will be thinking about them for a while.
Highly recommend.