Taking Back the Body is my journey of reclamation and self-discovery, challenging societal norms about body image. I wrote these poems as a testament to self-love and body autonomy. This collection asserts ownership over our curves, permissions, and stories. I hope you find the courage to reclaim your body and story as you read.
-Talicha J., poet and teaching artist
-Sara Beth Brooks - Activist and poet.
I was today years old when I realized just how the history books will remember Talicha J. as a force of nature; as a beautiful haiku composed from shiny kindergarten glue glitter & construction paper; as a humanitarian with a heart as wide open as the possibility that we are all birthed from the same things that birthed stars. Taking Back the Body by Talicha J. is a true collector's must-have, so says the history books...so says the same stuff that birthed the stars...so says Time.
-Charles Perry Jr:: CP Maze - 2-time Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist