In Our Own Tongues. Poetic voices of three generations of African-American Women

In Our Own Tongues gives poetic voice to three generations of African-American women. It celebrates how Black women speak and do in the ways best known to them. This powerful and healing collection of poetry touches on a variety of experiences in the United States regarding emotional abuse physical and sexual assaults racism lynchings political issues as well as the permeating smell of magnolias.