Six poems examine themes of body, fitness, and connections to culture, highlighting experiences of Brown women alongside Indigenous references.
These six poems will explore the sub-themes of “connections between bodies and homelands” and “taking up space.” Focusing on my own personal fitness mantra of #lovement, I will explore how my body, with all her robustness and girth, packaged with Brown caramel skin, allows for me to thrive in six different fitness spaces (the boxing gym, yoga studio, spin class, weight room, treadmill, and walking in public). These poems will touch on themes ranging from gratitude to the Indigenous L’nu people of Nova Scotia, to resentment of the predominance of cis-White women fitness instructors, to sisterhood with other Brown women #lovement participants.
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