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Poesía Afrovenezolana: Primera Antología
348 pages, Paperback
Published May 29, 2024
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July 26, 2026
En mis intentos por cambiar la sociedad, he descubierto la necesidad de transformarme a mí misma.
I enjoyed this anthology for what it was. An Afro-Venezuelan feminist collection of poetry that did not talk exclusively of its blackness but how blackness permeates all of society and through the poetry itself. Making no distinctions between literate poetry, or political, or chanted lyricism. Because in the end all poetry is literate, political, and lyrical. Simply the anthology answers, “what does it mean to be an Afro-Venezuelan woman?”
The editors do a phenomenal job calling out the “there is no racism in [insert Latin country]” that pervades the colonial mindset that miscegenation has wiped the countries free of the social construct of race. Race, especially in a more racially fluid region maintains a relational aspect. When the black (and blacker) women were seen as merchandise and a commercial object by the colonial definition, the sentiments of hate for “nappy hair” or wider noses sadly continues. That sentiment does not change with time or democracy but with radical transformation and liberation of Black, trans, butch, queer, disabled women.
I enjoyed this anthology for what it was. An Afro-Venezuelan feminist collection of poetry that did not talk exclusively of its blackness but how blackness permeates all of society and through the poetry itself. Making no distinctions between literate poetry, or political, or chanted lyricism. Because in the end all poetry is literate, political, and lyrical. Simply the anthology answers, “what does it mean to be an Afro-Venezuelan woman?”
The editors do a phenomenal job calling out the “there is no racism in [insert Latin country]” that pervades the colonial mindset that miscegenation has wiped the countries free of the social construct of race. Race, especially in a more racially fluid region maintains a relational aspect. When the black (and blacker) women were seen as merchandise and a commercial object by the colonial definition, the sentiments of hate for “nappy hair” or wider noses sadly continues. That sentiment does not change with time or democracy but with radical transformation and liberation of Black, trans, butch, queer, disabled women.
August 4, 2025
Mujeres que exponen su realidad y en definitiva, al lector, verse reflejado. Logran transmitir alegrías, heridas profundas y hacerte partícipe de su lucha. Un libro que te transforma
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