Phases, Tramaine Suubi
Phases, Tramaine Suubi
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Phases
Poems

Author: Tramaine Suubi

Narrator: Tramaine Suubi

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Amistad

Published: 01/28/2025


Synopsis

In this electrifying debut poetry collection—written with the ferocity of Rita Dove’s groundbreaking Thomas and Beulah—a critically acclaimed award-winning talent explores a wide range of emotions, from anxiety to ecstasy reflecting the moon's phases, from Waning Gibbous to Full.Both intimate and intricately structured Tramaine Suubi’s remarkable work is inspired by the moon—its phases’ effects on water, the Earth, and our bodies. Phases relishes in the beauty of change, even that caused by heartbreak. Suubi’s refreshing, vulnerable verse begs to be underlined, memorized, and shared; each of her poems operate as love letters to the cyclical healing that occurs in nature, in our bodies, and in the bodies that have come before us. 

About Tramaine Suubi

Tramaine Suubi is a multilingual writer from Kampala, and a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. They are the author of phases and stages, and their creative writing has appeared in over twenty literary anthologies, journals, magazines, and reviews. They work towards the total liberation of all oppressed people.


Reviews

Goodreads review by WellReadAndRatchet on April 14, 2025

I’ve been wanting to read more poetry and I enjoyed this one. Of course, I loved the idea of the sections aligning with each phase of the moon. Brink, asphyxiation, anti-beatitudes, and juju were standouts for me. I’ll definitely revisit this collection.......more

Goodreads review by Casey on January 05, 2025

One of my goals for the year is to read more poetry so thx Netgalley for this ARC to start me off this year. The concept of this collection had me very intrigued. Phases is a very approachable poetry collection, perfect for people who don’t read much poetry but want something modern with more depth......more

Goodreads review by Hillary on April 07, 2025

What an exquisite collection of poems! Suubi jumps out of the gate with a collection that you won't want to put down (I certainly didn't). There are several poems in this collection that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I've purchased additional copies to give them away as gifts. I knew I wa......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on March 21, 2025

Gorgeous. Through the phases of the moon, Suubi takes us from a youthful vision of love to a more mature understanding of love in romance, the planet, friendship, and one's own body. "what if death is not the opposite of life but simply a shift in time" Repetition bleeds throughout the book, bringing u......more

Goodreads review by Books Amongst Friends on January 13, 2025

This was a great debut collection that will have me on the lookout for more from this poet. There were plenty of standout selections that resonated with me personally, though some felt they were capturing a general feeling. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to read more poetry or just s......more