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Black and Blue: Chapbook Edition

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Black and Blue is a dynamic chapbook that blends poetry with historical context and ancestral memory. Cradled gently in a dialect of imagination and honesty, Dorian Blue conjures an alluring collection of multidimensional poetry that dives deep into the social, cultural, and historical experiences of the queer Black body.

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Black and Blue is a dynamic chapbook that blends poetry with historical context and ancestral memory. Cradled gently in a dialect of imagination and honesty, Dorian Blue conjures an alluring collection of multidimensional poetry that dives deep into the social, cultural, and historical experiences of the queer Black body.

Black and Blue is a dynamic chapbook that blends poetry with historical context and ancestral memory. Cradled gently in a dialect of imagination and honesty, Dorian Blue conjures an alluring collection of multidimensional poetry that dives deep into the social, cultural, and historical experiences of the queer Black body.

Excerpt: Uncut Your Tongue

Why do you hold your tongue?

Perhaps you were taught your words were too weighty for the world to hold - and so you rebel and rage in silence. Or perhaps you fight back words that are sharp enough to wound - and so, as a pacifist, you push back your vitriol.

Your words struggle against the limits you have placed on your tongue.

Where have you compromised the unique power of your voice?

Have you grown bitter yet from all the truths unspoken?

Do they roughen your internal world and fracture your worldview?

Where do you safely unpack your overwhelmed emotion, your trembling anger, and your unmet desire?

First, I invite you to start with your tongue. Understand the narratives twisted around your roots. Exercise your right to tell your story. And once you have successfully done that work, I challenge you to speak your mind.

About the Author

Mx. Dorian Blue (they/them) is a Black non-binary author and cultural performance strategist, writing poetry and critical fiction that unpacks themes of gender, social identities, and enigmatic ties. As a long-time resident to America’s political capital, Dorian Blue’s writing is rooted and influenced by the history and political climate of Washington, DC. With two decades in practice as a writer and critical reader, over a decade in editing, and 4+ years in theater and production management, Mx. Dorian Blue is a master at social, cultural, and political performance.

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