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Black Queer Hoe

Exploring the boundaries of sexual freedom and exploitation

Britteney Black Rose Kapri author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Haymarket Books

Published:20th Sep '18

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Britteney Black Rose Kapri's Black Queer Hoe confronts the intersection of sexuality and exploitation, offering a powerful voice for Black Queer women's experiences.

In Black Queer Hoe, Britteney Black Rose Kapri presents a bold exploration of the complexities surrounding identity, sexuality, and empowerment. This debut work is a provocative examination of how women's sexuality can be weaponized against them, particularly within the context of Black Queer experiences. Kapri's voice resonates with clarity and urgency, challenging societal norms and inviting readers to engage in critical conversations about the intersections of race, gender, and sexual freedom.

The narrative delves into the fraught dynamics of reclamation and power, as Kapri articulates the struggles faced by Black Queer women who are often denied the autonomy to define their own lives. Through a series of poignant reflections and vivid imagery, the author confronts the societal pressures that seek to dictate the terms of female sexuality. Black Queer Hoe is not just a literary work; it is an intervention that urges readers to reconsider their perceptions of sexual liberation and exploitation.

With a robust promotional campaign, including features in prominent publications and interviews across various media platforms, Black Queer Hoe is poised to make a significant impact. Launch events in major cities and a national tour further enhance its visibility, ensuring that Kapri's powerful message reaches a wide audience. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue surrounding identity and empowerment in contemporary society.

“This brazen debut is good medicine and a needed shout in the world. Black Queer Hoe makes it clear Britteney Black Rose Kapri is a poet we must pay attention to, taking up the reigns of many spoken word and literary ancestors and charging forward into poetics unafraid to be ratchet and bare.” —Danez Smith, author of Don’t Call Us Dead “Britteney Kapri writes with the tenacity of your favorite emcee and the gumption of your most outspoken Auntie. In her first full-length collection, Black Queer Hoe, Kapri opens the entire conversation with the (un)justification of being labeled a Hoe and the womxn reader will find themselves gasping after each line, these poems serve as a re-introduction to our reflections. As profound as Eartha Kitt, as futuristic in her feminism as Grace Jones as positively unabashed about her body as Josephine Baker and as lyrically provocative as Cardi B; Kapri's multi-genre'd poetic offering is a new home for those unafraid of this brave cruel world.” —Mahogany L. Browne, author of Black Girl Magic and co-editor of The BreakBeatPoets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic “Britteney Kapri is a stunningly talented writer whose words reach out from the page and grab you around the throat one minute while pulling you into a hug in the next. This book is incredible.” —Samantha Irby, author of Meaty

ISBN: 9781608469529

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120 pages