Bloom & Fury commands your attention. In her second collection of poetry, Diya Kole walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey of self-love, womanhood, growth, and black joy while navigating different forms of oppression. Bloom & Fury features a collection of raw, honest conversations exploring the emotional and psychological darkness of today-state-sanctioned violence, rape culture, colorism, and misogynoir-all while uplifting the heroine voices of black women. This collection illustrates black life and art, relationships with ourselves and others, accountability, and seeing the truth. These heartfelt poems explore trauma past and present, cultural and personal, through themes of water, flowers, and fire. her heart was a story of a sea in the desert depths waved and beckoned waters of sweet promise and tenderness rising and falling with grace - her story