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tenderhead.
“tenderhead. is just that: tender. A full spectrum of emotion presented with all the love and care it deserves but so seldom receives. This book blends pain, love, joy, and rage almost seamlessly with a wicked sense of humour that cushions each blow as it comes. It reaches back and forward to depict queer Black girls as current and timeless and utterly sublime as the night sky.
When you read tenderhead., you won’t immediately notice that you’ve swallowed a mouthful of bees. If you have a bellyful of flowers you will walk away in full bloom, knowing that you – queer Black girl – are the whole world. If you don’t, you will leave stung and swollen and deeply uncomfortable. Both may happen. Both are important.”
Maz Hedgehog (Vivat Regina)
When you read tenderhead., you won’t immediately notice that you’ve swallowed a mouthful of bees. If you have a bellyful of flowers you will walk away in full bloom, knowing that you – queer Black girl – are the whole world. If you don’t, you will leave stung and swollen and deeply uncomfortable. Both may happen. Both are important.”
Maz Hedgehog (Vivat Regina)
- GenresPoetry
46 pages, Paperback
Published October 3, 2020
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About the author
Jay Délise
1 book2 followersJay Délise is a US/UK based poet and performer creating in the combined world of theatre, poetry, and storytelling.
A native of the Jersey Shore, Jay is a published poet who has received national recognition for her writing. As a Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Gold Key recipient, Jay has performed at locations such as Pratt University, The United Nations, The Schomburg Center, The Pulitzer Center, and Carnegie Hall. Audiences included familiar names such as Lin Manuel-Miranda, Agunda Okeyo, Kathy Najimy, Jessica Williams, Jill Dolan, and Abigail Disney.
Her work has been highlighted around the world and in publications including Afropunk, Broadway World, Vagabond City, Glass Poetry Press, and Huffington Post. Her 2019 solo spoken word show Black, And...premiered at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in July of 2019 and was nominated for both “Best Newcomer” and “Best Spoken Word” at the Manchester Fringe Awards. Her book tenderhead. published by Waterloo Press, debuted at #1 in poetry audiobooks.
Jay is a poet and a teaching artist, but more importantly, she is black and magic.
A native of the Jersey Shore, Jay is a published poet who has received national recognition for her writing. As a Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Gold Key recipient, Jay has performed at locations such as Pratt University, The United Nations, The Schomburg Center, The Pulitzer Center, and Carnegie Hall. Audiences included familiar names such as Lin Manuel-Miranda, Agunda Okeyo, Kathy Najimy, Jessica Williams, Jill Dolan, and Abigail Disney.
Her work has been highlighted around the world and in publications including Afropunk, Broadway World, Vagabond City, Glass Poetry Press, and Huffington Post. Her 2019 solo spoken word show Black, And...premiered at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in July of 2019 and was nominated for both “Best Newcomer” and “Best Spoken Word” at the Manchester Fringe Awards. Her book tenderhead. published by Waterloo Press, debuted at #1 in poetry audiobooks.
Jay is a poet and a teaching artist, but more importantly, she is black and magic.
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January 24, 2021
this was absolutely amazing. so raw and immersing. i want everyone to read this book or listen to it.
March 27, 2022
Wonderful book of poems. It is full of honesty, strength and hope.
August 25, 2023
The Details:
Narrated by the author
Unabridged
Loved this - I wanted more conversation on being queer, but overall this was a very empowering and beautiful poetry collection with music for added ambience.
Pick it up, give it a go & enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
Narrated by the author
Unabridged
Loved this - I wanted more conversation on being queer, but overall this was a very empowering and beautiful poetry collection with music for added ambience.
Pick it up, give it a go & enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
May 7, 2021
"We can either save the world
Or your feelings
One has got to go"
"When I think about you now
I no longer feel it in my chest
My bones do not ache
When I think someone is beautiful
I tell them
As well as myself
I make tea for one
And I drink it"
Second read-through, this time in one sitting. Funny, tender, sharp, and whirlwind as ever.
Or your feelings
One has got to go"
"When I think about you now
I no longer feel it in my chest
My bones do not ache
When I think someone is beautiful
I tell them
As well as myself
I make tea for one
And I drink it"
Second read-through, this time in one sitting. Funny, tender, sharp, and whirlwind as ever.
November 23, 2022
What am excellent collection of poems that really hold so many truths.
August 22, 2023
a must read for everybody. it was so interesting and consuming wish it would be longer tho
January 12, 2024
Aan het einde wat minder pakkend, dan aan t begin
August 4, 2025
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