Elemental Blackness

Written in a bold, experimental form, Elemental Blackness interweaves poetry, ritual, essays and prayers to paint a rich portrait of Blackness in all its multifaceted complexity. Centring on the four elements of water, fire, earth and air, Elemental Blackness shows us how Blackness, the environment and even Morris herself have been shaped and shifted by structures of white supremacy. From the trauma of the Middle Passage, to the grief of George Floyd, and from slave uprisings to the Flint water crisis, Morris’ eclectic and electrifying prose takes us on a whirlwind tour of what it means to be Black in America, alongside intimate recollections of her own life, from coming of age as a young girl in the country, to finding a new home in Detroit.