i shimmer sometimes, too Joel Erkkinen the four fundamental forces of

the four fundamental forces of the universe were one—a single force encompassing all possible energies

and dealing with some loss related to family

— Rudy Francisco

swallowing the stars

author of Fugitive Atlas

i shimmer sometimes, too Joel Erkkinen the four fundamental forces ofPorsha Olayiwola, 2019. These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, celebrating the work done by generations of poets from Audre Lorde to Danez Smith. This is a book of gentle breaking and inventive reconstruction. A book of self and community carethe pursuit of building a world that will not only keep you alive but keep you joyful. Praise