Khalisa Rae Vulgar Geniuses
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Khalisa Rae brings us to the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in her poetry collection ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐. ย Raeโs work dissects her journey from the Midwest to the south as she is confronted with the collective pain inflicted upon those who preyed upon Black bodies.ย
We talk with Rae about the power of language within poetry, her criticism of black girl magic and its ties to the strong black woman archetype, how she came to accept her queerness, and the lessons she learned from the women in her family and connections to the south.ย
Khalisa Rae brings us to the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in her poetry collection ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐. ย Raeโs work dissects her journey from the Midwest to the south as she is confronted with the collective pain inflicted upon those who preyed upon Black bodies.ย
We talk with Rae about the power of language within poetry, her criticism of black girl magic and its ties to the strong black woman archetype, how she came to accept her queerness, and the lessons she learned from the women in her family and connections to the south.ย
56 min