Woman, Eat Me Whole- Poems

A bold, mesmerizing debut collection exploring womanhood, the body, mental illness, and what it means to move between cultures

Renowned for her storytelling and spoken-word artistry, Ama Asantewa Diaka is also an exultant, fierce, and visceral poet whose work leaves a lasting impact.

Touching on themes from perceptions of beauty to the betrayals of the body, from what it means to give consent to how we grapple with demons internal and external, Woman, Eat Me Whole is an entirely fresh and powerful look at womanhood and personhood in a shifting world. Moving between Ghana and the United States, Diaka probes those countries' ever-changing cultural expectations and norms while investigating the dislocation and fragmentation of a body--and a mind--so often restless or ill at ease.

Vivid and bodily while also deeply cerebral, Woman, Eat Me Whole is a searing debut collection from a poet with an inimitable voice and vision.

These poems are a testament to survival and a refusal to be silenced.

Feminist Poetry: A defiant exploration of what it means to be a woman, challenging cultural expectations, defining consent, and reclaiming power.

Spoken Word Roots: Experience the rhythm and fire of a celebrated spoken-word artist, with poems that are as powerful on the page as they are performed aloud.

The Diaspora Experience: Navigating the space between Ghana and the United States, these poems explore the fragmentation and dislocation of a mind and body caught between two worlds.

Mental Health & The Body: An unflinching look at the betrayals of the body, the internal demons of anxiety and depression, and the difficult journey toward self-love.