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    Edge Control for the Soul
    Edge Control for the Soul
    Edge Control for the Soul
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    Edge Control for the Soul

    By Brianna Laren

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    Edge Control for the Soul, is a collection of poems that artfully interweaves self-discovery with the natural hair journey. Brianna Laren delves into everyday obstacles black women encounter with poems like "shrinkage" which begins with, "My curls shrink. I do not."

    This book takes readers on a profound voyage through depression "breakage"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlack Girl Black Books Publishing
    Release dateDec 7, 2020
    ISBN9780578787732
    Edge Control for the Soul
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    Brianna Laren

    Brianna Laren is a wife, mom, writer and filmmaker. Born in Maryland and raised in Washington D.C, she has been writing stories, poems, and plays since she was a child, although that was mostly gibberish.​ She is the author of Breebe's Brand New Baby Brother, Pretty Pretty Black Girl and Edge Control for the Soul.

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      Edge Control for the Soul - Brianna Laren

      Copyright © 2020 by Brianna Laren

      Illustrator: Delmaine Donson

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

      For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact us at [email protected].

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      PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      ISBN: 978-0-578-78772-5

      (Paperback)

      ISBN: 978-0-578-78773-2

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      This book is dedicated to every Black woman that has ever been told she is not enough. To every single Black woman that has to shrink herself to fit into spaces that she is constantly reminded weren't built to hold her.

      To every Black girl that has been made to feel less than or has to shout to be heard and is then quickly hushed by those that despise her presence.

      To every Black boy that has ever been called a thug or made to think that the only way he can make it in this world is to sell his soul.

      To every Black man that has ever had to hold in his rage, his hurt, his pain or even his joy just to fit into the chalk outline society has drawn around him.

      I see you, I hear you, I am you. I write for you and to you and I love you.

      To those who have loved me and inspired me along the way: My parents, my husband, my family and my strong circle of friends. Also, to my sun & my moon, Bam & Bella.

      In Loving Memory of:

      Mary B Faison

      Kathy Kat Thompson

      Robert Judd

      Darius DJ Dawson

      feed your soul

      I have always been a dreamer, when I was little I had this active imagination that led me to

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