generations of moons rising & suns falling countless ancestors control the currents of ocean waves Souls sing rhythmic tunes ,”Freedom Unseen” generations cruise these living waters clouded ears unable to hear the screams beyond ripples of divine beauty under the sun Take a picture...Beautiful Right Moons rise & fall upon elegant beauty Unseen by the naked eye Ancestors fed despair; drowned upon worthless waters Danger associated as sun ripples Glisten my melanin; inspiring courage The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin (Science Fiction/
& today's fight.
Fantasy, Fiction)
Generational beauty deemed unworthy;
And finally, a book that might be off the beaten path. This
Controlled by fear
book is a fantasy with a little bit of sci-fi flavor. Science Fiction
Driven by mass deception
and Fantasy have long been the genre of revolution across
Racism & systematic oppression
all media platforms, interestingly offering Black and Brown
Generations of moons rising & suns falling
writers, actors, and visual artists more outlets than more
Worlds of backward views of conception
“proper” genres, but that’s a different post for a different day.
Songs of ancestors “Freedom Unseen
The Killing Moon is the first book in a duology set in a world
Generations cruise these living waters
where a highly religious group of people, The Gatherers,
Clouded ears
maintain peace by ushering the corrupt into the afterlife. The
Working cameras
energy obtained from the gatherings is used for healing for
Lifelong memories
the betterment of society. The Gatherers discover early on in
Ripples of melanin
the book that they may have been used unwittingly in a larger
Controls waves
plan by their government against folks who have opposed their society’s privileged way of life. Ms. Jamison, as some of you might know, is a master of world building and is quickly becoming a staple for any reader interested in decolonizing their fantasy bookshelf. Her books often take on a larger theme: any society that maintains a hierarchy where the
inspiring courage & today's fight Peace of ocean images Reflect divine beauty Black Beauty Lives
Every Where.
people at the top have too much while the people at the
B. Hardgers
bottom have almost nothing should be purged. Amen to that.
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