The Color Purple with Maya Williams

Today we meet Maya Williams and we’re talking about the book that saved their  life: The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Maya Williams (ey/em, they/them, and she/her) is a religious Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who is currently an Ashley Bryan Fellow and the seventh Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine . ​Maya"s debut poetry collection, Judas & Suicide, is available through Game Over Books . And Maya"s second poetry collection, Refused a Second Date, is available now through Harbor Editions. A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early-twentieth-century rural Georgia. Through a series of letters spanning nearly thirty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into a rich and memorable portrayal of Black women--their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Connect with Maya Website: mayawilliamspoet.com Instagram:  @emmdubb16 Twitter: @emmdubb16 Our Bookshop Visit our Bookshop for  new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ books, or peruse the books featured on our podcasts: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbook To purchase The Color Purple visit: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780143135692. Become an Associate Producer! Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbook Credits Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian Executive Producer: Jim Pounds Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Jonathan Fried, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith Patreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Stephen Flamm, Ida Göteburg, Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard. Creative and Accounting support provided by: Gordy Erickson Permission to use audio from the Kennedy Center Arts Across America - Maya Williams "Definitions of Home" provided by Maya Williams. Music and SFX credits: visit thiqueerbook.com/music Quatrefoil Library Quatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can"t buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1 Jean Gustafson has been practicing law in The Brainerd Lakes region of Minnesota for 27 years. She concentrates her practice on Elder Law including Guardianship and Family Law. She maintains offices in both Brainerd and Long Prairie for your convenience. Jean is available to speak to groups. If you need legal help, call her at 218-454-2039.Support the show