

Rummage
Author: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa
Narrator: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa
Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/29/2017
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Lgbtq+, Women Authors
Author: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa
Narrator: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa
Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/29/2017
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Lgbtq+, Women Authors
Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa is a Cave Canem, Callaloo, and Lambda Literary fellow. Her poetry and prose have appeared or are forthcoming in Matter, Some Call It Ballin’, Gabby, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. She is a native of Fresno, California.
I won this through a goodreads giveaway and I've been flipping through it repeatedly and it somehow finds me in those moments where I really need it. I know this is gendered towards women but I honestly connect with a lot of the moments that were my lived experiences for example Kwansaba for my moth......more
“Oputa utilizes searing imagery and provocative language in her intimate and powerful debut.…This is an unapologetic collection that deflates romanticism about girlhood and exposes the ways in which innocence can act as a liability.” —Publishers Weekly“A powerful debut, structured around four themes: shame, identity, physicality, and spirituality. “Kwansaba For My Mother” is a seven-line wonder, the type of poem to read again and again to reflect on its weight.”—The Millions, Must-Read Poetry: August 2017