Undrowned
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Undrowned is a book-length meditation for social movements and our whole species based on the subversive and transformative guidance of marine mammals. Our aquatic cousins are queer, fierce, protective of each other, complex, shaped by conflict, and struggling to survive the extractive and militarized conditions our species has imposed on the ocean. Gumbs employs a brilliant mix of poetic sensibility and naturalist observation to show what they might teach us, producing not a specific agenda but an unfolding space for wondering and questioning. From the relationship between the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and Gumbs’s Shinnecock and enslaved ancestors to the ways echolocation changes our understandings of “vision” and visionary action, this is a masterful use of metaphor and natural models in the service of social justice.
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David Weber
Created 15 days ago
“Such a great way to find ways to keep existing in such a difficult time and world. The love that is infused into every page of this book is infectious, and gives me hope in a time I find it difficult”Twisha Shah-Brandenburg
Created 24 days ago
“One of my favorite reads in a longggggggg time!
This is not a book you rush through. It’s the kind you sit with, let settle, and come back to when you need grounding. Gumby’s writes in a way that feels like she’s whispering truths directly into your ear, encouraging you to rethink the way you move through the world.
She reminds us that care is radical, that survival is communal, and that slowing down to breathe (really breathe) is not just necessary—it’s revolutionary.
If you’re looking for a book that blends science, spirituality, activism, and poetry into one beautiful, fluid meditation, Undrowned is worth your time. It’s a book to keep nearby, to return to when you need a reminder that softness and strength are not opposites but necessary companions.”Zoe 🧃🐦⬛🪦
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Created 27 days agoAbout Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a poet, independent scholar, and activist. She is the author of Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity, M Archive: After the End of the World, and Dub: Finding Ceremony; coeditor of Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines; and the founder of Brilliance Remastered, an online network and series of retreats and online intensives serving community accountable intellectuals and artists.
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