The Diverse Baseline (Official Challenge) #TheDiverseBaseline - hosted by themargherita_s

January Prompt A: A collection of poetry by a BIPOC author
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I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love (BreakBeat Poets) by Mahogany L. Browne

I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love (BreakBeat Poets)

Breakbeat Poets

Mahogany L. Browne

80 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry medium-paced
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

Ibi Zoboi

128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography middle grade poetry informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Don't Call Us Dead

Danez Smith

96 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Homemade Love by J. California Cooper

Homemade Love

J. California Cooper

6 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional medium-paced
The Crooked Good: Sky Dancer by Louise Bernice Halfe

The Crooked Good: Sky Dancer

Louise Bernice Halfe

135 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Renée Watson

96 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lại

Inside Out and Back Again

Thanhhà Lại

2 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade poetry reflective medium-paced
Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations, and Other Magic by Atena O. Danner

Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations, and Other Magic

Atena O. Danner

76 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

A Touch of Darkness

Hades x Persephone Saga #1

Scarlett St. Clair

409 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous fast-paced