Woman, Eat Me Whole: Poems
About this ebook
Renowned for her storytelling and spoken-word artistry, Ama Asantewa Diaka is also an exultant, fierce, and visceral poet whose work leaves a lasting impact.
Touching on themes from perceptions of beauty to the betrayals of the body, from what it means to give consent to how we grapple with demons internal and external, Woman, Eat Me Whole is an entirely fresh and powerful look at womanhood and personhood in a shifting world. Moving between Ghana and the United States, Diaka probes those countries’ ever-changing cultural expectations and norms while investigating the dislocation and fragmentation of a body—and a mind—so often restless or ill at ease.
Vivid and bodily while also deeply cerebral, Woman, Eat Me Whole is a searing debut collection from a poet with an inimitable voice and vision.
This raw and unforgettable collection confronts outdated norms with unflinching honesty:
- Poems about the Body: An unflinching look at beauty, pain, and the betrayals and resilience of the physical self.
- Mental Health Poetry: Explores anxiety, depression, and trauma with a voice that is both vulnerable and fiercely powerful.
- Faith and Spirituality: Questions and reimagines faith, wrestling with a God who is sometimes distant, sometimes female, but always present in the struggle.
- Poems about Consent: Directly confronts violations of consent and reclaims power through sharp, visceral language.
- Spoken Word Artistry: Every poem is crafted with the rhythm and impact of a live performance, leaving a lasting echo long after the page is turned.
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About the author
Ama Asantewa Diaka is a Ghanaian poet, storyteller, and spoken word artist who performs as Poetra Asantewa. She is the author of the chapbook, You Too Will Know Me, and the debut poetry collection, Woman, Eat Me Whole, and her poems and fiction have appeared in print and online. She recently completed an MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives in Ghana.
