Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae are in conversation with Shaina Phenix. Listen in as they discuss the literary universes of Black femme characters, the process of unlearning for eldest daughters, waywardness, audacity, and the ways that we learn to name and rename ourselves. 

Until Next Time:

Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!

• Lucille Clifton - Remembering Her Memories: Lucille Clifton’s Generations in Our Time - JSTOR Daily
• Lil Kim - Lil' Kim's Iconic Interview on Her Illustrious Career, The Notorious B.I.G., Women in Hip-Hop
• Wanda Coleman - Wanda Coleman - Poetry.LA Interview Series

Writing Prompt

Choose a character from your favorite literary universe and write a poem where you put yourself in conversation with that character. 

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