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A Vessel Born to Float

A Vessel Born to Float

Poems

Yazmin Monet Watkins
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Poignant and beautifully examined, poet Yazmin Monet Watkins takes readers on an introspective journey through the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, family, self-love, and all things Black Girl Magic.

Years in the making, A Vessel Born to Float is a love letter to every version of writer and actress Yazmin Monet Watkins' former self and a shining light that brings hope, healing, and an understanding embrace to a generation reaching out for community and aching to be seen. With this stunning poetic debut, Yazmin wants you to know she sees you, too.


Yazmin Monet Watkins is a poet, comedian, writer, actress, educator, and organizer whose body of work weaves art and activism, exploring the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, self-love, and all things Black Girl Magic. A Posse scholar and a graduate of Dickinson College, Watkins' work can be seen on NBC's Grand Crew and Comedy Central, alongside Paul Downs, Lucia Aniello, and the all-Black female comedy group, Obama's Other Daughters. Watkins serves as the co-chair of the Arts & Culture committee for Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Once, Beyoncé said she liked her hair.


  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Publish Date: September 24, 2024
  • Pages: 160
  • Dimensions: 5.0 X 7.9 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds
  • Language: English
  • Type: Paperback
  • EAN/UPC: 9781524892562
  • BISAC Categories: American - African American, LGBT, Women Authors


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