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Dichotomy
Dichotomy is a poetic recollection of my memories, favorite, moments, thoughts, and queries as young Black woman. They are about confidence, hurt, pain, sorrow, relationships, and surround every aspect of my life. As a marginalized individual, I grew up reading books that painted Black women as the side characters, or static individuals who had no substance. We were just playing supporting roles to the system around us. In Dichotomy, I deconstruct the notion that we are not allowed to dream, to want, to desire, to contest wrongdoings, and to express our feelings of hurt and pain.
24 pages, Paperback
Published March 24, 2020
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June 20, 2020
I hadn't read much of Mikhayla's work before reading this collection, and it was a beautiful introduction to her style and voice as a poet. Dichotomy is a stripped down collection of poems shaped by Mikhayla's personal history, her raw emotions, her desires. On the back cover, she mentions having read books in her childhood that "painted Black women as the side characters, or static individuals who had no substance." Mikhayla fights against this notion by laying herself bare. Pain and sorrow linger on the surface of many of the poems in Dichotomy, but there is a stoic strength at their core. As she writes in the poem, "Distinct," Mikhayla is a "Chameleon child," proving she is anything but static and that it is possible (and ok) to feel confident and strong while also feeling pain and sorrow.
This is easily a collection I'll pull off the shelf for another read over and over.
This is easily a collection I'll pull off the shelf for another read over and over.
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