BREAKING THE BINARY: a poetic discussion on queerness in jamaica & the caribbean
Breaking the Binary is moon's debut anthology. including poetry and photography, this collection features LGBTQI+ persons from across the Caribbean and diaspora, discussing the collective experiences of intersectionality that occur through existing as both queer and Caribbean across multiple generations. Breaking the Binary is an exploration of identity and the history of homophobia within colonized spaces, with a primary focus on Jamaica.
Ìfẹ́ ara mi kì í ṣe àbùkù
Emi kii yoo jẹun ogo rẹ
lati fi mule ife mi
nítorí pé oúnjẹ rẹ̀ ti tóbi jù
nbeere pupo ju
yóò sì gbé mi mì lódindi
ki o si tun jẹ unsatisfied
Ìfẹ́ ara mi kì í ṣe àbùkù
Ìfẹ́ ara mi kì í ṣe onímọtara-ẹni-nìkan
ifipamọ ara ẹni ni
inurere ni
si ọkàn igbagbe
a kþ lati wa ni awọn ọna-fix
si ebi ti ko ni opin
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