by Remica L. Bingham (Author)
What We Ask of Flesh, like the flesh itself, is full of honey and fire. It's impossible not to feel called by these poems, summoned by their rich sound and vatic voice.--Amy Gerstler
Blending biblical characters into a deeply personal history, What We Ask of Flesh tells of women through time, their spirits borne through broken flesh, through wombs and memories. The body becomes instrument as words explore the mystical connection between what was and is.
Women are burdened
with consequence
hard-bought footprints
leading from each father's house
Remica Bingham currently teaches at Norfolk State University.
Author Biography
Remica L. Bingham, a native of Phoenix Arizona, is an alumna of Old Dominion University, Bennington College, and is a Cave Canem fellow. Her first book, Conversion (Lotus Press, 2007), won the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award and was shortlisted for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She resides with her husband and children in Norfolk, VA, where she currently serves as the Writing Competency Coordinator at Norfolk State University. For more information on her work and upcoming events please visit www.remicalbingham.com.