Baby Suggs and a Purple Butterfly

Launch reading and celebration.

Baby Suggs and a Purple Butterfly is a poetry anthology and guided journal inspired by two novels, Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

Poet Kim Brandon’s prompt invites the reader to join on a healing journey: “Crying and laughter are both medicines for our pain. They remind us of how much we carry in us, how much we can feel. ….How has both been a part of your healing journey? How has both been a part of your being?” Poet .chisaraokwu’s vivid imagery mesmerizes us: “she wants to shut up /  her womb with keloids /  & till her skin  / ’ til it ’ s dirt thin wet.” .chisaraokwu’s prompt explains how her poem explores myths/narratives/ and stories of ancestors whose DNA sits in our bones and invites us to “Let the ancestors in your house breathe.” This poet’s prompt instructs us to take a deep collective healing exhale.

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