Alexis Pauline Gumbs September 8, 2020. when is it happening? aishah has taught me the joy of that practice and how the possibilities of our living shift directly in relationship to the rigor of our loving. “the sweetness of salt” by alexis pauline gumbs appears in adrienne maree brown’s “pleasure activism” ak press. Alexis Pauline Gumbs describes herself as a “queer Black feminist love evangelist and marine mammal apprentice” in Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons From Marine Mammals, published this past November. i shared something i learned from Alexis Pauline Gumbs, whose essay The Sweetness of Salt was the centerpiece of tonight’s reading. Black Feminist Breathing is a resilience practice I have been using for several years to tap into the wisdom of black revolutionary women and queer ancestors. Facebook 0 Twitter Pinterest 0 0 Likes. stop playing!" And so the idea of salt for me is about what stays. We've written several reviews of her work and continue to use her insight and experimentation as a touchstone for radical Southern imagination. i mean, yes, it goes beyond me growing my edges…it’s more of ME growing - all of me growing. In the afternoon you will dive deeper with excerpts from her forthcoming Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons for Marine Mammals. overcook it. Mya read the section about Kai, Omisade read the section about Cara. Put the butter in a heavy, oven-safe pot or saucepan, and heat it to the foaming stage. copyright 2017.all rights reserved. (well..) it's a struggle, but there's also a joy that i re-discover regularly when i do see a new patch of hair or i create new and improved hair concoctions to help propel the hair forward. love each other. The Sweetness of Salt, by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Why We Get Off, by Joan Morgan A Pleasure Philosophy, A Conversation with Ingrid LaFleur Section Two: The Politics of Radical Sex Pussy Power, by Favianna Rodriguez Sex Ed, A Poem Wherein I Write about Sex Section Three: A Circle of Sex she writes: "what is sistering? In these prose poems, Gumbs channels the voices of her ancestors, including whales, coral, and oceanic bacteria to tell stories of diaspora, … Alexis Pauline Gumbs September 4, 2020. This is not my first trip to Anguilla. “The salt actually increases notes of sweetness, and iodized salt or table salt just does not fit the bill because its crystal structure is crushed, which means it’s very salty and overpowers the fruit with a non-natural metallic ion flavor! Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. needing. Facebook 0 Twitter Pinterest 0 0 Likes. The preservative power of memory, gratitude, generosity. gumbs goes on to say: "we have to practice creating new relationships. The concluding volume in a poetic trilogy, Alexis Pauline Gumbs's Dub: Finding Ceremony takes inspiration from theorist Sylvia Wynter, dub poetry, and ocean life to offer a catalog of possible methods for remembering, healing, listening, and living otherwise. i’ve begun to ask myself: how can i create/ cultivate radical relationships? Add the onions. who she wanted to be. Breathing Underwater: An Evening with Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs by Seattle_Quick_Picks - a staff-created list : Looking for a grounded voice during a chaotic time in the US? but it's time to level up beyond this is who i am...and really make some radical shifts. it's something i've been kind of preparing for, for some time. contaminate it with swine. Mya read the section about Kai, Omisade read the section about Cara. Older. (granted we all have our character flaws - and i'm pretty sure - well i wasn't expecting anyone to show up and start going off - i hope no one would), but everyone saw what i did. April 19, 2020 / Amy Smith. For the past 21 days I have been limiting my salt intake, clearing a path for more ancestral love to come through, helping myself release whatever deposits have collected from uncried tears and holding it together. redding from Alexis (upon birth) you my world of the matching shirt of the redding skin the chest of the matching shirt of the listening heart the chest i am the size of your lungs of the listening heart and the blinking wonder i am the si Next. my brother-in-law passed away a few weekends ago. Raise the flame and brown the chicken and onions well, without burning. she used to leave it on the stove all day and forget it half the time. as always with someone's passing (more so with people that i know)- i tend to reflect on my relationship with that person and how that person showed up in the world. healingwrite. it may be almost a month now. Pat your chicken pieces dry, and season with salt. More by this author Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s book “M Archive” documents Black life at the end of the world - melding a critique of late capitalism, anti-Blackness, and environmental crisis all at once. what quarantine, my edges, and alexis pauline gumbs has taught me about sistering and radical self acceptance. how does my fear of rejection impede this desire? The salt that loves me well, may I not waste it. I wonder about that phrase “standing my own two…” and its role in a story about independence and individualism. 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