Black Girl You Are Atlas Cover:Hardcover But then the speaker blows—it’s

But then the speaker blows—it’s done

”—Kirkus Reviews“Compelling and heartening

the hungry

Their stories are true—and they should be heard

But how can Genesis believe anything her teacher says when her dad tells her the exact opposite

Black Girl You Are Atlas Cover:Hardcover But then the speaker blows—it’sA thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award winning author and poet Rene Watson. In this semi autobiographical collection of poems, Rene Watson writesabout her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls