Releasing October 10th!
BLACK GIRL AND THE GHOSTS WILTING HER BLOOMS is a love letter about what it means to live: the joys, the pain, everything in between. This is a poetry collection that explores the complexities of grief, family dynamics, childhood, love, and identity. Told through a coming of age lens, the author explains different types of hauntings that impact the mind, body, and soul. Villarreal's body of work demonstrates that the process of healing is to be changed—it is a brutal, beautiful, constant metamorphosis. The author examines the horrors and joys of the human condition while aiming to create bridges of connection to others and their stories. While the heart of this book is giving yourself grace and compassion, Villarreal invites you to join her on a journey of personal growth—to clear out the weeds to make room for more blooms.
About the author
Isabel Villarreal, she/her pronouns, is a Black/Latina queer femme American poet, artist, and activist. She graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology. Her debut poetry book Brown Clay was released in 2021. She is passionate about representation and liberation through a Black queer lense as well as amplifying and supporting those in need. In her free time, she loves painting the beauty of Black culture. She hopes to document her life experiences, emotions, and intersectional identities in an artistic way in hopes to build bridges of connection with her readers.
Brown Clay
Poetry BookTop 100 Bestseller at Barnes & Noble
Brown Clay is a collection of poems written from 2015 to the present day highlighting topics such as love, identity, trauma, self love, healing, sex, and relationships. Follow words of empowerment with the intention of Black liberation and representation to enter a dreamscape of self discovery and acceptance. In this book, Villarreal explores the flow of cosmic energy in reclaiming freedom of expression as a Black queer woman and aims to understand herself, the world around her, and her experiences. Brown Clay explores the idea to be unapologetically Black and embrace the intersectionality of tangled roots in identity.