Seven-year-old Layla loves life! So she keeps a happiness book. What is happiness for her? For you?
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie Book order
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is a poet whose work delves into themes of liberation and continuity, exploring the intricate connections between personal and collective experiences. Her writing is marked by its profound depth and urgency, often addressing complex relationships and the ongoing search for identity. Tallie employs her poetic voice to forge connections across past, present, and future, offering readers a space for introspection and growth.
- 2019
- 2018
Strut
- 84 pages
- 3 hours of reading
These poems are just as much about injustice, struggle, and survival as they are about transcendence and love. Strut is a celebration of self-acceptance, ancestry, love, sensuality, and resilience. It's not a book of answers, but a blessed, influenced weaving together of shadow and light.
- 2011
Karma's Footsteps
- 54 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Exploring the raw truths of life, Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's debut collection presents a powerful blend of fierce and tender poetry. With themes of survival, love, and the struggles of modern existence, the work resonates with emotional depth and unflinching honesty. Tallie's unique style oscillates between concise imagery and reflective memoir, capturing the beauty and violence of human experience. This collection serves as a bold declaration, amplifying voices often left unheard and challenging readers to confront their own truths.