As I Ascend

By Sina Hilbert

As I Ascend is an unforgettable collection of poems about love, race, and all things in between from Sina Hilbert in her book debut.

 

In As I Ascend, Sina not only gives readers an intimate, unfiltered look into her own experiences with romantic love and heartbreak; she also explores self-love and love for her culture – Black culture. She examines the lunacy of what it means to be Black in America in the poem "The Evolution of Woke" while also celebrating the unmatched characteristics of her people in poems such as "Sunflowers" and "Superheroes".

 

Succinct, refreshing and provocative, the poems in As I Ascend penetrate the heart, unlock the mind, and nourish the soul.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sina Hilbert
• Release date: Jun 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201782801

Book preview

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my June Sky,

once you’re old enough, I have a kite for you.

Contents

5  Sunflowers

6  Spices

7  TV Dust

8  Pruning

9  The Leo

10  Superheroes

11  una[muse]d

13  Art, Maybe

14  You Did

16  Poetry

17  Fire

18  Gardening

19  Water

20  Too Much of Her

21  Full Moon Eyes

22 Kites

23 Nah Sun

24 Genetics

26 I Do

27 Enough

28  iPhone Note 4.30.17

29 42 Ideals of Ma’at

31 The Evolution of Woke

33 In-between the Rocks

35 Highlighters

36 As I Ascend  

Sunflowers

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I heard somewhere that if you touch the petals of a sunflower you'll forever be blessed.

That the sunflower would make an agreement with its friend, the sun to keep you.

To kiss your skin with a little extra love at your birth, ensuring you can handle everything that's thrown at you.

The sun