My Manufactured English

About the Book

Mikaylah Simone displays the liberating experimental form of an emerging African-American poet in her debut book of poetry My Manufactured English. Mikaylah's provocative poetic style embraces cultural identity as she intermingles Swahili roots with modern issues in pieces such as Belly Full and Consciousness along with ancestral platforms found in Sankofa and Maji. The premiere work includes chapters of penetrating poetry concerning varying themes and layered meanings of politics, religion, violence, community and the complexity of love - all revealing the fresh insight of this author's journey that is honest, sad, comical and true.

About the Author

Mikaylah Simone is an emerging African American poet whose simple, yet visceral, style brings poetry back to its basics as a social art through her affirmation of cultural identity and personal redemption. With youthful dreams of grandeur... New York soon became the ideal stage for her "one-woman show" of life, nothing that well-written script or a college education could ever prepare her for. Out of a strong desire to transform her thoughts and experiences into art - Mikaylah's poetry communicates consciousness and passion pertaining to her SHORT lifetime observations of people, places and moments that have touched her.