Lawless Love & Erotica ; Poetry not in the ivory towers

not in the ivory towers of multi-billion-dollar endowed universities [but] in the bowels of the slave-ship

and more—who were the vanguard of women's rights

friends and other members of your community who are focused on past problems and can’t seem to move on

we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America

Lawless Love & Erotica ; Poetry not in the ivory towersBernadette "Bernie" Hunt prides herself on never settling. In school, she was always at the top of her class, and after graduating from Spellman with honors, she landed a job at one of Atlanta's top marketing firms. She lives by her father's motto: the best of everything or nothing at all. Bernie excels in life, but love is another story. Being gorgeous, smart, and from a well to do family, she has no shortage of high society suitors vying for her