Chrome Valley by Mahogany L. Browne

April is National Poetry Month

Mahogany L. Browne shares her latest volume of poetry, Chrome Valley. Described as "an outstretched arm holding innocence in its seat as we approach a sharp, violent red light" and a "kingdom of joy", Browne's writing is an invitation to sit awhile the experiences of being a Black woman in America, while making room for our imaginations to construct new ways to approach the world.

The characters in Chrome Valley grapple with the legacies of inherited trauma but also revel in the beauty of the undaunted self-determination passed down from Black woman to Black woman. Transcendent and grounded, funny and furious, Chrome Valley brings depth to a movement, solidifying Mahogany L. Browne as one of the most significant poetic voices of our time.