Sana Sana

After ten years of performing herspoken-word poetry,Ariana Browngathers her favorite poems in her chapbookSana Sana. With a tender and critical voice, she exploresBlack girlhood, the possibilities ofqueerness, finding your people, and trying to survive capitalism. All are explored as acts of different kinds of love-for self, for lovers, for family, for community. Brown’s collection refuses singularity, insisting on the specificity of her own life and studies. As she writes toward her own healing, Brown asks readers to participate in the ceremony by serving as witnesses. Sana Sana, colita de rana, si no sana hoy, sana en la maana.

Ariana Brown is a queer Black Mexican American poet from the South-side of San Antonio. She holds a BA in African Diaspora Studies and Mexican American Studies as well as an MFA in Poetry. Ariana is the recipient of two Academy of American Poets Prizes and a 2014 national collegiate poetry slam champion. An alum of Brave New Voices, Ariana’s work has been featured inPBS, Huffington Post, For Harriet,andRemezcla.Dubbed a part- time curandera, Ariana has performed at venues across the U.S. including the San Antonio Guadalupe Theater, Harvard University, Michigan State University, Tucson Poetry Festival, and the San Francisco Opera Theatre. When she is not onstage, she is probably eating an avocado, listening to Ozuna, or validating Black girl rage in all its miraculous forms.

• Publisher:Game Over Books (January 21, 2020)
• Language:English
• Paperback:40 pages
• ISBN-10:1732498687
• ISBN-13:9781732498686
• Item Weight:2.72 ounces
• Dimensions:5.9 x 0.2 x 8.8 inches