WASH Tallahassee\ Shane Hawley & Joel Erkkinen

Shane Hawley & Joel Erkkinen

Darius Simpson

growing up terribly queer in the south

to capture a very specific feeling of time and to pass that time on to those we love

The poems in this collection are challenging and accessible at once

WASH Tallahassee\ Shane Hawley & Joel ErkkinenEbony Stewarts third collection is uncompromising and emotionally raw. Through trauma and recovery, black girlhood comes of age in WASH, journeying through moments of self discovery, mental illness, love and heartbreak. Stewart reckons with traditional definitions of womxnhood, exploring its complications, its communities, and its queerness. WASH brutally dissects black womxnhood for all its blood, beauty, sacrifice and strength. With Stewarts