
dat Black Mermaid Man Lady
Sharon Bridgforth(Author)
Sinister Wisdom (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 12. May 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
142 pages
978-1-970841-09-1 (ISBN)
Description
Sharon Bridgforth's dat Black Mermaid Man Lady, is a divination package for contemporary seekers yearning for connection, communal wisdom, and self-determination. Honoring Queer African-American Southern traditions, dat Black Mermaid Man Lady contains: a performance novel, a thirty-six card full-color oracle deck, and a forty-card deck of Blessings. The performance novel is set in Louisiana/between time-where the past/the present/the future/the living/the dead/the unborn co-exist. It is filled with piano playing/knife carrying she'roes and old people that fly, who all Work to elevate communal healing, prayers and dreams. The oracle deck features nine characters from the performance novel. Activated by Yasmí n Herná ndez's artwork, each oracle speaks text from the performance novel on four things, including one blank card, which if pulled means " you already know." The Blessings deck invites those that engage it to breathe into pathways that open healing, Love and Light. dat Black Mermaid Man Lady is a special gift package for people to explore their Innermost Divine Connection with Infinite Love. The oracles speak to what's under the surface of the question, the moment, the situa
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-970841-09-1 (9781970841091)
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Inducted in the Texas Institute of Letters, Sharon Bridgforth is an Associate Company Member at Pillsbury House + Theatre, a Doris Duke Performing Artist, recipient of Yale's Windham Campbell Prize in Drama, the Playwrights' Center Core Membership, McKnight National Fellowship and the USA Artist Fellowship. She has received support from Creative Capital, MAP Fund and the National Performance Network, is a New Dramatists Alum and MAP Fund Scaffolding for Practicing Artists Coach. She lives in Los Angeles, California.