📚 New on The Literary Purveyor
In “That Strom Man and Me” by Lisa D. Gray, a young girl waits for the father she still believes might come.
A quiet, powerful story about hope, disappointment, and growing up.
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https://theliterarypurveyor.com/2025/07/07/that-strom-man-and-me/
🎬 Parker’s Cut welcomes a special guest! This week, we’re handing the mic to writer and creative force Ivory Elizabeth for a sharp, honest take that cuts through the noise. Catch her guest column on the latest film making waves—for better or worse.
💬 Come for the film critique. Stay for the perspective.
Now live at The Literary Purveyor.
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In this special edition of Parker’s Cut, guest contributor Ivory Elizabeth brings an unfiltered perspective to the latest film controversy. Read her sharp, unapologetic take—only at The Literary Purveyor.
New at The Literary Purveyor
Shanai Williams’ latest poem, “Dear Love, (Love is Always),” is a soft, searching conversation with Love itself—a guardian, a witness, a lifeline. What if “just keep going” is Love’s most enduring refrain?
Read the full poem: [theliterarypurveyor.com]
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https://theliterarypurveyor.com/2025/06/27/dear-love-love-is-always/
n Dear Love, (Love is Always), poet Shanai Williams pens a moving dialogue with Love as presence, guide, and origin. Read this intimate meditation on endurance, trust, and the divine act of returning to oneself.
“You Don’t Know This Me” is Chelle A. Carter-Wilson’s raw, radiant story of love, loss, and liberation.
She’s not rebuilding. She’s becoming—whole, healed, and a little bit wild.
Read it now at The Literary Purveyor.
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https://theliterarypurveyor.com/2025/06/03/you-dont-know-this-me/
Discover Chelle A. Carter-Wilson’s moving essays on identity, liberation theology, and personal transformation. Her writing explores Black womanhood, spiritual growth, and reclaiming cultural roots through food, faith, and storytelling.
📝 New poem drop: Displaced by Shanai Williams.
What does it mean to exist where you’re not allowed to belong?
To live in bags. To silence your grief. To smile when you want to scream.
This is not just displacement—it’s erasure.
Read Displaced now on The Literary Purveyor.
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In her haunting poem Displaced, Shanai Williams explores the quiet violence of not belonging—living in bags, silencing grief, and moving through spaces where you're not allowed to exist. A powerful reflection on displacement, survival, and erasure.
A peak at the White House’s latest HBCU initiative — and what it really signals about political priorities, immigration policy, and the future of Black advocacy on campus.
Read now. #HBCUs #ADOS #HigherEd #PublicPolicy #theliterarypurveyor #literarypurveyor
On April 23, 2025, the White House announced a new executive order establishing the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU…
📝 New poem drop: FORGIVENESS by Shanai Williams.
Sometimes healing means revisiting the hurt. Sometimes forgiveness isn’t a gift—it’s a boundary you build.
Read now on The Literary Purveyor.
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🎬 Introducing Parker Cuts, The Literary Purveyor’s new film column by critic Malea Parker.
In her debut, Parker dissects Anora, Sean Baker’s gritty, fast-burning tale of love, survival, and aspiration. Five Oscars deep—but is it truly that good?
Read the first cut now.
🖋️ Sharp takes. Clear vision. Pure cinema.
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https://theliterarypurveyor.com/2025/03/29/anora-and-the-aesthetics-of-survival/
The magic of Black women is ancestral, intuitive, and infinite. It weaves through our lives like an unbreakable thread—binding strength to softness, wisdom to wonder. In Threads of Magic, Shanai Williams captures this power, unraveling a tapestry of resilience, love, and legacy. ✨🖤 #ThreadsOfMagic #BlackGirlMagic #Poetry #theliterarypurveyor #literarypurveyor
https://theliterarypurveyor.com/2025/02/25/threads-of-magic/
New on The Literary Purveyor: Shanai Williams’ poem Hungry Eyes.
Check out this stunning piece now on the site, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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