Description
(On |Un-)Becoming is a collection of stories, reflections, forgivenesses and offerings rooted in conversations and conflicts with FreeQuency’s mother, chosen family & other selves. The anti disciplinary project liberates the concept of “transitioning” from the realm of Westernized notions of gender and expands|explores|explodes the concept of (un)becoming in relationship to international Blackness, migration|movement, geographic and corporeal displacement, spiritual|mental health and the ties between personal and communal transformation.
Praise for FreeQuency
(On |Un-)Becoming is an ode to family and the parts of ourselves determined to keep growing.
— J Mase III, author of White Folks Be Trippin’
Shattering preconceived notions of what poetry can be, the way these poems unfold is nothing short of mesmerizing. Each one seamlessly builds upon the last, creating a dynamic, evolving narrative that mirrors the unpredictable and thrilling journey of self-discovery.
— Akeem Olaj, Author, Keynote Speaker, National and World Poetry Slam Champion
(On |Un-)Becoming testifies. Each phrase a revelation, a heartbreak. There is tender, conscious holding, leaving you silenced and haunted by their aptness, grateful for the release and the naming which liberates us all.— Malika Ndlovu, Invisible Earthquake
About FreeQuency
Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa is a Kenyan, Immigrant, Shoga|Queer storyteller, speaker & feeler. The 2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, a 2017 TEDWomen speaker and ranked 3rd at the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam, FreeQuency is a… MORE