In this Book
- Reveries of Longing: Reveries of Longing
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: African Perspectives
summary
Melissa Kiguwa is a blue writer, performer, a social critic, television and radio personality in South Africa. Raised by a Haitian father and a Ugandan mother, Melissa considers herself an afro-diasporic nomad. Migration, imperialism, gender, spirituality, sexuality and capitalism influences much of her work.
Table of Contents
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- Author’s Note
- pp. 9-12
- At a Womyn’s Meeting in Phoenix
- pp. 13-14
- Hometown Checkpoints
- pp. 15-18
- Reflections in the City: I
- pp. 19-20
- Planting Season
- pp. 21-22
- The Brooklyn Village Womyn
- pp. 23-26
- Lonely to Destitute
- pp. 27-28
- Dating 101
- pp. 29-30
- Insurgent Love-Making
- pp. 31-34
- Wanderlust
- pp. 35-36
- Brimstone in the Promised Land
- pp. 37-38
- Church Politics
- pp. 39-40
- Reflections in the City: II
- pp. 41-42
- Butch Queens at a Funeral
- pp. 43-44
- Raise the Sun
- pp. 45-46
- Nobody Talks
- pp. 47-48
- As if the Gods were Playing
- pp. 49-52
- A Poet’s Prayer
- pp. 53-54
- Afro-Wanderings
- pp. 55-56
- On Distance
- pp. 57-58
- I Speak a Holy Ghost
- pp. 63-64
- Reflections in the City: III
- pp. 65-68
- Forced Penetration
- pp. 69-70
- If I were to Blow up the Embassy
- pp. 71-74
- Reflections in the City: IV
- pp. 81-82
- How to Love a Revolutionary
- pp. 87-90
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 97-98
Additional Information
ISBN
9780992228583
Related ISBN(s)
9780992228538
MARC Record
OCLC
881319614
Pages
98
Launched on MUSE
2014-06-12
Language
English
Open Access
No