Altar by Desree
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025 Doris Kareva From surprising angles and with

From surprising angles and with unexpected voices

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Written for young and old alike

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Altar by Desree<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025</b> Doris Kareva From surprising angles and withThe debut poetry collection from award winning writer and spoken word artist, Desree, Altar explores multifaceted dimensions of sacrifice, challenging its heroism and examining its ties to servility. The poems in Altar urge their protagonists to play neither lion nor lamb, but to live and flourish on their own terms. Each page glimmers with vivid, often devastating vignettes: we witness the resilience of youth, the strength of the Black female body,