i shimmer sometimes, too Joel Erkkinen A perfect gift for both

A perfect gift for both the emerging poets and activists in your life

Generously loaded with commentary on his structure

swallowing the stars

author of Orange

i shimmer sometimes, too Joel Erkkinen A perfect gift for bothPorsha Olayiwola, 2019. These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, celebrating the work done by generations of poets from Audre Lorde to Danez Smith. This is a book of gentle breaking and inventive reconstruction. A book of self and community carethe pursuit of building a world that will not only keep you alive but keep you joyful. Praise