"—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A groundbreaking figure—the first Black
often unleashing instability and conflict along the way
delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others
Whole, Holy, Hot Horror "—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Chrissy Martin s debut book of poetry, Whole, Holy, Hot, captures a mind and body on fire: illuminated, inflamed, blushed, and charred. Selfhood refracts through a kaleidoscope of pop culture, gender performance, shifting geographies, religious control, medical systems, and violence both intimate and structural alongside love gathered in doorways and kitchens and the wild light of humor, play, and magic. Wielding theory in one hand and an espresso