Step aside, polite little verses about daffodils—Grace Nichols storms onto the page with a voice that is bold, bawdy, and bursting with life. The Fat Black Woman’s Poems isn’t about whispering pretty rhymes; it’s about taking up space, unapologetically. With wit as sharp as a cutlass and humour as warm as a Caribbean sun, Nichols celebrates the body, the self, and the right to strut through the world without shrinking for anyone.

Here, the “fat black woman” is not a symbol or a metaphor—she’s a full-bodied, full-hearted presence, railing against Western ideals of beauty, musing on politics, migration, and identity, and slipping in jokes that make you laugh out loud before you realize you’ve been handed a truth too big to ignore.

Part protest, part celebration, part carnival, these poems remind us that poetry can be funny, sexy, defiant, and deeply political—all at once. Virago’s reissue makes sure a new generation gets to meet Nichols’s unforgettable voice, one that still feels urgent and fresh decades later.

Dimensions:122 x 200
Author: Grace Nichols
ISBN: 9780860686354
Format: Paperback
Pages 64