Barnes & NobleGod Themselves by Jae Nichelle

Let this book be a celebration of queerness, Blackness, and love. Let these words be a modern church, these poems a holy space. Rising star and spoken word poet Jae Nichelle debuts her luminous thoughts in God Themselves, a new collection of stirring poetry. Nichelle taps into her experiences of growing up in the South as a queer Black woman to courageously confront the effects of a forced religion and the inherent dangers of living life in a female body. God Themselves is divided into three equally moving sections- Everything, Everywhere, and Love. Nichelle braids her wisdom, as seen in the poem, What to Do When There's Nothing You Can Do, and witty generational humor, seen in "Sanctity- An Expose", into every poem. If you've ever contemplated who, what, and where God is, find comfort in these words.