A review by grayjay
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker

4.0

In these poems I read a strong voice, expounding on being black, being a woman, and being a millenial. Waking into adulthood and finding that the path other generations took has been trod so heavily upon that it is used up and a new path must be tread. There are no jobs, no resources, and very little understanding.

Parker's muse Beyonce echoed through these poems sometimes with honour, sometimes with questioning. Parker's use of repetition and rhythm also gives her poetry a heavily musical quality that I enjoyed.