HULL

WINNER of the JUDITH A. MARKOWITZ AWARD2020 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNERLONGLISTED for the HEARTLAND BOOKSELLERS AWARDIn this debut collection by African American poet Xandria Phillips, HULL explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black queer body and the present-day emotional impacts of enslavement in urban, rural, and international settings. HULL is lyrical, layered, history-ridden, experimental, textured, adorned, ecstatic, and emotionally investigative.