ELEMENTAL BLACKNESS

Written in a bold, experimental form, Elemental
Blackness interweaves poetry, ritual, essays and prayers
to paint a rich portrait of Blackness in all its
multifaceted complexity.
Centering on the four elements of water, fire, earth and
air, Elemental Blackness shows us how Blackness, the
environment and even Morris herself have been shaped
and shifted by structures of white supremacy. From the
trauma of the Middle Passage, to the grief of George
Floyd, and from slave uprisings to the Flint water crisis,
Morris’ eclectic and electrifying prose takes us on a
whirlwind tour of what it means to be Black in
America, alongside intimate recollections of her own
life, from coming of age as a young girl in the country,
to finding a new home in Detroit