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BreakBeat Poets

This series offers a vibrant and dynamic collection of poetry, deeply rooted in the aesthetic and spirit of hip-hop. It focuses on showcasing exciting contemporary voices, bringing fresh perspectives to the page. The books serve as a cipher for new trends, always looking toward the next wave of literary and cultural expression.

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2
Build Yourself a Boat
  • Build Yourself a Boat

    • 72 pages
    • 3 hours of reading

    Build Yourself a Boat redefines the language of collective and individual trauma through lyric and memory.

    Build Yourself a Boat
    4.1
  • The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2

    • 264 pages
    • 10 hours of reading

    Continues and deepens the work of the first BreakBeat Poets anthology by focusing on some of the most exciting Black women writing today. This anthology breaks up the myth of hip-hop as a boys' club, and asserts the truth that the cypher is a feminine form. --From publisher description

    The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2
    4.5