I am The Rage: (A Black Poetry Collection) Cultural Heritage Fiction She must lie on her

She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant

his childhood crush

from the magical and aphrodisiac powers associated with cacao in Mesoamerican culture to the introduction of tomatoes to Europe by the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century and the earliest cultivation of rice in China’s Pearl Valley

complete with a loving

sparked by the warning from the mysterious assassin

I am The Rage: (A Black Poetry Collection) Cultural Heritage Fiction She must lie on herAn unflinching poetry collection that explores race in America I am The Rage is a poetry collection that explores racial injustice from the raw, unfiltered viewpoint of a Black woman in America. Dr. Martina McGowan is a retired MD, a mother, and a poet. Her poetry provides insights that no think piece on racism can; putting readers in the uncomfortable position of feeling, reflecting, and facing what it means to be a Black American. This entire