Black Mother Black Matter: Ebook Edition

By Gloria Steele-Hatten

It is my story, but also the Black female community's story, for women who have been raped, molested, abused, who have miscarried or had abortions or who have lost their children, women who have been shamed, ridiculed, judged and abandoned by lovers, friends, and family, women who are passionate about change in society and healing all women. The poems reflect Goddess worship and succubus demonization, the transcendence of false Virgin Whore dichotomies, female repression and passion, birth and death, sexuality and redemptive spiritual devotion. "Mater" is the Latin word for mother, as well as educating (hence the Latin root of "matriculate"). Matter in the title is a play on Mother as well as education (i.e."the subject of the matter") or information ("the matter at hand"); also an allusion to the #BlackLivesMatter phenomenon, Black Mother Black Matter also refers to the Deep Void of the black hole of space, suspension in the gravity-less womb of the Source.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781329969162

Book preview

Black Mother Black Matter: Ebook Edition

All The Birds That Fly Within Her

Black Mother Black Matter

by: Gloria Steele-Hatten

ISBN: 978-1-329-72281-1

EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-329-96916-2

Copyright ©2015 Gloria Steele-Hatten and 33 1/2 Publishing and Honeyed Labyrinth Alignment Services

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all inside photography credited to R. Hatten and S.I. Hatten

Back Cover Photography: Jhavia Nicole

Dedication

for my firstborn, my Prince and protector, my Good Boy…this the story of all that’s transpired since you left this Earth

....tell Nana I miss her

Call

The type of Mother you are determines the World you leave behind....the future is so much bigger and more important than our personal pain...it's hard but we womben must always diligently cultivate daily better and better character and more Joy and Love because we are what the children see and love...and judge.... What are your children seeing? What world will you leave behind as the mirror of your heart? Your Love is your reality. Your propensity to love and Will to love. How much love you have, are, give, and receive was all that ever really mattered. Focus on your own smile and find it radiated to others and reflected back a thousand fold.....sit and watch your own eyes dance in the mirror as you gaze At Peace With Yourself finally and...exhale.....you are your world. Do you love you? Are you beautiful-- to YOU? maybe that's the way the world looks to you. If you see ugliness outside, look first within. When you see Love within, you Love everyone, even so called enemies because they too are beautiful reflections of you...me...we....Divinity....Namaste. Ase. #SelfLove #SelfDeify #everywomanisanOracle #BeTheChange #reflection #projection #Esu

Preface

My book is a collection of poems on a wide variety of topics. Some of the poems are personal, from my voice, and some of them are in the role of fictional characters I've made up or even from the point of view of other people in my life or in the media. I call it Black Mother Black Matter for a variety of reasons. Mater is the Latin word for mother, as well as nurturing, caring, as well as educating (hence the Latin root of matriculate which pertains to schooling). Matter is a play on Mother as well as education (as in the subject of the matter) or information (as in the matter at hand) and also an allusion to the #BlackLivesMatter phenomenon going on in our world right now on social media dealing with the ongoing police brutality.

Other editions of the book feature photography by my 3 year old daughter Shakyra. In fact, it is her picture of me on the front cover of the special edition. It was her photo that inspired me to release this book. I didn't know she had taken the photo one day when I wasn't paying attention on the laptop. When I found the picture later cleaning out my phone storage, it made me realize the ways our children watch us mothers, especially mother to daughter. I found it to