Mourning a Stranger

In the aftermath of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, it was poetry that allowed Niara to process the hatred fueled racism they were witnessing and the anger that flooded their body. These poems are the footsteps left along their road towards a semblance of peace.

Publisher: Niara Perry
Published: 07/25/2021
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.14d
ISBN: 9780578935355

About the Author
Perry, Niara: - Niara Perry (she/they) is a Black, queer, Philadelphia-native with a deep passion for human connection. Since childhood, this passion has served as her North star through the twisting journey to adulthood. It has led her to earn a B.S. in Media Culture and Communication from New York University, to pursue a career in Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and to create the podcast Persisting in Color. In the wake of George Floyd's death, her poem Dear Little Black Baby was used in a fundraising campaign. The responses to the poem were moving and, in following her trusted guiding star, Niara found herself typing into the search bar how to self-publish. After a lifetime of writing, she realized the connections that could form from sharing her inner therapy. A year later, she published her first collection of poetry, Mourning a Stranger. To learn more about the poet and her projects, visit www.niaraperry.com.