Are You Ready to Love Yourself a Black Man?

By Kris Godspeed Amos

Exposed. Vulnerable. Words that describe the poetry in Kris Godspeed Amos's collection, but certainly not the only one: Love. Survival.Perseverance. These too stand out.

"Are you Ready to Love yourself a Black Man?" allows us, readers of literature/purveyors of society a direct view of our relationships with African-American men. The collection, short in pages, is full of depth and deep introspection on concepts such as mental health issues, relationship and family conflict, and intracultural strife, to systematic oppression, racism, prejudice, and sexism. Amos explores his observations, contributions, and position on these topics.

Built with lyric in mind, the underbelly of each poem is rhythm. This beat tells the story of the Black Man, and his relationship with the world. Completely relevant and in desperate need of reflection by a society that still hasn't fully experienced the love of a man of color, Are you Ready to Love yourself a Black Man? is meant to be read by all regardless of color, race, religion, sex, or gender.It is a book designed to start conversations and discussions on the topic that matters most: humanity is universal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Unsolicited Press
• Release date: Mar 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393027621

Book preview

Contents

Are you ready to love yourself a Black Man?

Black Deficiency

Yearbook Awards

Masculinity So Fragile

Synthesis

Nothing Else Matters

Black Card Revoked

To Be Heard

Restrained

The Scar of Doubt

The Ex

Mechanism of Injury

F33.2

Break Up

Afraid of the Dark

Dr. Malcolm Luther King X

About the Press

Are you ready to love yourself a Black Man?

Before continuing to engage in your relationship

ask yourself,

Are you ready to love you a black man?

As beautifully un-appealing

as it seems,

you may not be prepared for what may come of it.

When you enter this relationship,

there may be unexpected consequences

that come from it.

Be prepared to

endure the struggle that comes with it;

The stereotypes linked to the sequences of our genes.

We’re seen as property

valued at generational profits;

Our physiques celebrated,

our minds demeaned.

People are willing to bear our seeds with the goal

of flushing our