Read this: Alexis V. Jackson's extraordinary voice shines in My Sisters' Country

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If we're lucky, throughout our lives, a few books come along that will change us. Such is the case with a new book of poetry by Alexis V. Jackson.

My Sisters' Country is incredibly beautiful, evocative, and, through its phenomenological approach, teaches us much about the lived experience of black women.

Each poem is a gem, brilliantly faceted and well-polished. I read, and read again, and read again, ad hoc iterum atque iterum revertor, each time discovering new...