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Poet

Thylias Moss is an American poet born on February 27, 1954. Her poetry is known for its profound emotion and rich imagination, exploring themes of race, gender, and social justice.

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“Esmenda Jenkins Dube the first was all about fair and saw her house as an oasis in the middle of corruption, saw herself as a missionary converting stupidity into reason. She thought that was much more useful than a miracle.”

Reason Education Learning Fairness Equity

Book:Slave Moth: A Narrative in Verse

Source: Slave Moth: A Narrative in Verse

“every day is an anniversary; every minute, a commemoration so there is no reason to ever be sober”

Poetry Poem Drinking Alcohol Sobriety Celebrations Anniversaries Commemorations

Author:Thylias Moss

“She was so pale she could have been moonlight.”

Moonlight Whiteness Paleness

Book:Slave Moth: A Narrative in Verse

Source: Slave Moth: A Narrative in Verse

“The writer in me can look as far as an African-American woman and stop. Often that writer looks through the African-American woman. Race is a layer of being, but not a culmination.”

Looks Race African American Layers American Woman African American Women Culmination

Author:Thylias Moss

“Anger becomes limiting, restricting. You can't see through it. While anger is there, look at that, too. But after a while, you have to look at something else.”

Looks Anger

Author:Thylias Moss

“Let heartbreak be alternative to coffe break, five midmorning minutes devoted to emotion.”

Emotion Break Five Minutes Alternatives Devoted

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“Race is a layer of being, but not a culmination.”

Race Layers Culmination

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“One must always be aware, to notice even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.”

Cost Responsible Noticing

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About the Author

Born: February 27, 1954
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 8

Books & Sources

Slave Moth: A Narrative in VerseRelated source material

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