"'The Black trans prayer book' is an interfaith and beyond faith collection of poems, spells, incantations, theological narrative and visual offerings by Black trans, non-binary and intersex people. Re-claiming our divinity and celebrating our essentiality, this text demands space for the brilliance of the many healers and spirit workers in our community"--Page 4 of cover.
Contents:
Reclaimancy mantras / Shores, moons and spiders / jAYY Dodd. A new creation story / Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi ; Midnight / Scarlett D'Giacomo ; Sleep I (C minor) -- Celebrations of the body: Hair mojos / Richael Faithful ; Binding annointment ; A ceremony of body celebration / Rev. Louis Mitchell ; A contemplation for disabled/ill trans folks / Wit Lopez ; A cleansing ritual after an experience of racist, sexist, homophobic, or transphobic speech / Audria Byrd ; Oruko mi ni/I am OluSeyi O. Abebanjo ; Transition is not an end goal or arrival point, we are not destinations / Déjà Baptiste -- Lament: A chant for Black trans travel / J Mase III ; I am red lipstick and Blistex / Audria LB ; I'm non-binary and I survived Catholic school / Marty S. ; River I (G minor) / Scarlett D'Giacomo -- Transformation: A difficult meditation for healing the heartbroken / J Mase III ; Untitled offering / Wripley M Bennet ; To look or not to look / Rev. Jaelynn Scott ; I am divine / Jah ; Arrival (C minor) / Scarlett D'Giocomo ; Night I ; A letter to my young sibs / Déjà Baptiste ; The circle, broken, healed and expanded / Rev. Louis Mitchell ; Night II / Scarlett D'Giacomo ; Azure D. Osborne Lee ; Finding Oz / Venus Selenite ; Retrospections and other thoughts about non-profit trauma and recovery / Emani Love ; "No harm" protection spell / Richael Faithful ; I dream of accountability : on Yusuf / J Mase III ; A ritual / Nyuma Waggeh -- Love: Call me by my name / Déjà Baptiste ; A temple hymn for sex workers / Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi ; Honoring what we know to be true : Black-transness-as-medicine ; Second morning (G major) / Scarlett D'Giacomo ; River II ; My Black soul absorbs every shade of being / Richael Faithful ; Oríkì iyalode : praise poem / OluSeyi Adebanjo ; Anticipation / Jah ; Meditations on death before death and life after life / Wit Lopez ; Departure / Scarlett D'Giacomo ; My breath is the gift of life / Déjà Baptiste ; Reality / Jah ; Reclaimancy mantras / jAYY Dodd.
Summary:
The Black Trans Prayer Book is an interfaith and beyond faith collection of poems, spells, incantations, theological narrative and visual offerings by Black Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex people. Re-claiming our divinity and celebrating our essentiality, this text demands space for the brilliance of the many healers and spirit workers in our community.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.