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by Victoria Lynn Awkward (Author), Sarah Nnenna Loveth Nwafor (Contribution by), Katiana Rodriguez-Veytsman (Illustrator)
In Harnessing our Gardens, Victoria Lynn Awkward gathers stories of resilience, pleasure, joy, and love through the lens of Black Femme -- women, trans, non-binary -- movement artists. The collective message celebrates dance as a space to combat the harshness of this world. Poems, essays, and interviews with 17 artists answer some of the most pressing questions we are facing in 2026: How do we continue forward in the face of violence, how do we create and maintain a belonging, and how we lead with the understanding that the earth's abundance is not reserved for a few but is the inherent right of us all. Harnessing our Gardens has contributions from Sarah "Nnenna Loveth" Nwafor and illustrations by Katiana Rodriguez.
Harnessing our Gardens features interviews with Joanne "Mrs. JoJo" Caidor, Laila J. Franklin, Annalise "River" Guidry, Adrienne Hawkins, Sarah "Nnenna Loveth" Nwafor, Isaura Oliveira, Jenny Oliver, Ellice Patterson, Nailah Randall-Bellinger, Lilly Rose Valore, Jessica Roseman, Saturn, Von, Makeda Wallace, Ella Wechsler-Matthaei, Pearl Young, and additional artists whose insights echo throughout its pages.
