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The first book of poems from an acclaimed young author, whose meteoric rise has already landed them on the cover of Time Magazine . In their bold debut poetry collection, Akwaeke Emezi―award-winning author of Freshwater, PET, The Death of Vivek Oji, and Dear Senthuran ―imagines a new depth of belonging. Crafted of both divine and earthly materials, these poems travel from home to homesickness, tracing desire to surrender and abuse to survival, while mapping out a chosen family that includes the son of god, mary auntie, and magdalene with the chestnut eyes. Written from a spiritfirst perspective and celebrating the essence of self that is impossible to drown, kill, or reduce, Content Warning: Everything distills the radiant power and epic grief of a mischievous and wanting young deity, embodied.