“It is no small thing, this business of knowing ourselves,” writes Dominique Christina. That’s because each of us is composed of many selves—inner players of the psyche who contribute their voices to our “I.” With This Is Woman’s Work, this award-winning poet offers insights and exercises to help us meet our council of inner women such as the Willing Woman, the Rebel, the Beggar, the Shapeshifter, and the Warrior.
Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Loving, Luminous Selves
“A woman’s work is to define herself,” says award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everyone, there is an urgency for women. “When you have inherited a societal construct that names, describes, and practices an ideology that women are somehow less important, and less necessary, then the work of defining yourself carries with it a kind of fury.”
Every woman is composed of many selves—archetypal players of the psyche who contribute their voices to her greater “I.” Here, Christina creates an empowering space for women to examine their inner workings and honor the feminine aspects that make them who they are. Each chapter is devoted to a different archetype, delving into the magic and gifts of our inner world in all its forms, such as the Willing Woman, the Rebel, the Beggar, the Shapeshifter, and the Warrior.
Combining firebrand poetry, compelling inquiry, and heart-opening exercises, Christina helps us make an intimate connection with each of our inner women—known and unknown, loved and feared—so we may integrate their voices, realize their wisdom, and open ourselves to our full expression and power.
| Hardcover Book | Paperback Book | eBook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | Hardcover Book (197 pages) | Paperback Book (208 pages) | eBook (197 pages) |
| Dimensions | 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches | 6 x 9 inches | |
| Product Code | BK04352 | BK06718 | BK04352W |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-62203-494-9 | 978-1-64963-125-1 | 978-1-62203-562-5 |
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Dominique Christina is a writer, performer, educator, and activist. She has over ten years of experience as a licensed teacher, holding double master’s degrees in education and English literature. She holds four national titles in the three years she has been competing in slam poetry, including the 2012 and 2014 Women of the World Slam Champion and 2011 National Poetry Slam Champion.
Dominique’s work has been published in various literary journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Alight Literary Journal, Tandem Poetry Anthology, The Dead Animal Handbook, Heart & Soul Magazine, and Hysteria, and has been featured on Upworthy and the Huffington Post. Her first full-length poetry book, The Bones, The Breaking, The Balm: A Colored Girl's Hymnal, was released 2014. Her first young adult novel will be published in 2016. She lives in Denver and New York City. For more, please see dominiquechristina.com.
Author photo © Khaliq Amir-Johnson
Dominique Christina is a powerful untangler and renamer of women's hidden and not-so-hidden geographies. Her words will pull at deep threads of truth from far down inside the belly of your own becoming.
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