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inflorescence
"when i imagined you, i made you taller, broader, louder. i made you with wings, with hair to your waist, breasts round and soft. i made you me. i made you greater. i lost faith in your ability to please me, so instead i dreamed of me."
inflorescence is a poetry collection divided into six parts: seedling, blossom, drought, pruning, flourish, and rebirth. the process of flowering. the process of becoming more.
- GenresPoetry
293 pages, Paperback
First published December 23, 2017
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About the author
Mecca-Amirah Jackson
6 books67 followersMecca-Amirah Jackson is a writer and blogger in New Jersey. She received her B.A in English Literature with a minor in Women & Gender Studies. She loves ancient history, mythology, flowers, fantasy novels, and dark chocolate. inflorescence is her first published poetry collection. In order to get a deeper look into her life, follow her blog: http://meccaamirahjackson.com
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March 2, 2019
A beautiful collection of poetry. Jackson's poems are raw and vulnerable, I found myself pausing to reflect after each one. Highly recommend!
June 4, 2018
How beautiful to read poetry by a queen who embraces her magic.
this book takes you on a journey through Mecca-Amirah's life: before conception, to her sexual awakenings, to her pain from racism & the brainwashing of Eurocentric beauty standards, through her mental illness, to recovery, through toxic relationships, ending with the healing of self-love. all of her poems are viscerally honest -- I cannot overstate her bravery. at many points I felt my chest constrict in pain as I related to her words.
the last few pages made me sob and smile at the same time. thank you for sharing your beautifully stunning writing, Mecca-Amirah.
this book takes you on a journey through Mecca-Amirah's life: before conception, to her sexual awakenings, to her pain from racism & the brainwashing of Eurocentric beauty standards, through her mental illness, to recovery, through toxic relationships, ending with the healing of self-love. all of her poems are viscerally honest -- I cannot overstate her bravery. at many points I felt my chest constrict in pain as I related to her words.
the last few pages made me sob and smile at the same time. thank you for sharing your beautifully stunning writing, Mecca-Amirah.
July 26, 2018
This is a beautiful, heartfelt book of poetry by a very talented young author. I follow Mecca-Amirah on Instagram, and that is where I first came across her work. The book takes you through life stages, with a delicate and insightful style.
May 10, 2020
DNF at p. 93 of 292
i feel really bad cause this started off really strong. it went downhill fast and it was SO repetitive i just could not get through it.
there were some good poems/lines mixed in , i really liked “tease i”. however, the titles of these poems were so lackluster and honestly it would have been more impactful if they were left off.
some of these poems were straight up not poetry. like:
“ ‘a bad boy can be redeemed’
-a damaging trope”
like, yeah, i agree, that’s important and anyone who knows me knows that i will rant about the problems with that trope for hours. but those lines within themselves are not poetry they are literally just words in a “poetic” format lol
that’s pretty much all i have to say i love the concept and the title and the magical realism vibe and i think with some more practice and editing mecca-amirah jackson will go far.
2.5 i guess
i feel really bad cause this started off really strong. it went downhill fast and it was SO repetitive i just could not get through it.
there were some good poems/lines mixed in , i really liked “tease i”. however, the titles of these poems were so lackluster and honestly it would have been more impactful if they were left off.
some of these poems were straight up not poetry. like:
“ ‘a bad boy can be redeemed’
-a damaging trope”
like, yeah, i agree, that’s important and anyone who knows me knows that i will rant about the problems with that trope for hours. but those lines within themselves are not poetry they are literally just words in a “poetic” format lol
that’s pretty much all i have to say i love the concept and the title and the magical realism vibe and i think with some more practice and editing mecca-amirah jackson will go far.
2.5 i guess
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