When Angels Speak of Love

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Feminist icon bell hooks reminds us of the full spectrum of feeling we spend in love through her inspiring collection of love poetry, with a new introduction by Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies.

Written from the heart, When Angels Speak of Love is a book of fifty love poems by bell hooks, one our most beloved public intellectuals, and author of over twenty books, including the bestselling All About Love. Poem after poem, hooks challenges our views and experiences with lovetracing the links between seduction and surrender, the intensity of desire, and the anguish of death. Love must clean house, choose memories to keep, and memories to let go, she writes. These verses are expansive yet accessibleencompassing romantic love, to love of family, friends, or oneself. In any iteration, these poems remind us of both the beauty and possibility of love.

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bell hooks was a cultural critic, a feminist icon, and the renowned author of more than twenty books, including the enduring classicNew York TimesbestsellerAll About Love,Rock My Soul,The Will to Change,Sisters of the Yam, andWhen Angels Speak of Love. A charismatic speaker, she divided her time between teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. She passed away in 2021.