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There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce

A TIME Magazine Best Paperback of 2017 One of Oprah Magazine's "Ten Best Books of 2017""This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrou

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“I am not loved the way I want to be.”

— Morgan Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Unrequited Love, Heartache

“I dare you Tell me apart from other girls Nothing aches in here It’s a quiet, calculated shame.”

— Morgan Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: unique, Poetry

“& O! When I say less I mean as in classically beautiful, flaws spilling out of my mouth like sexy moon rocks. I cut out men’s tongues & I sharpen myself & I’m scary & I’m bossy: I’m the chick who raises snakes like a volcano.”

— Morgan Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Poetry, bad girl, seductive, Sexy, beauty

“Things don’t fall apart, they find new homes.”

— Morgan Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Poetry, Moving On, Moving Forward, Encouraging, Hopeful

“O! Vessel of womanhood I am loosed upon the world with dust and filed nails.”

— Morgan Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Womanhood, Poetry