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From The Onslaught of the -Isms to Taking Back My Light
—discover poetry for every stage of the journey.
The Onslaught of the -Isms
Experience the lived reality of a Black teen and later young woman navigating a world shaped by inequality.
Through original poetry written over the course of fourteen years, Radiance lays bare the personal pain of encountering racism, sexism, classism, capitalism, religious prejudice, ageism, and more—unpacking how these forces wounded her and others on every level: interpersonal, institutional, systemic, historical, and psychological.
These poems are unflinching, candid, and raw. Drawing from personal experiences, observations of others, and reflections on historical and present-day injustices, this collection reveals the many ways oppression is lived in the body, witnessed up close, and carried long after the moment passes.
But oppression doesn't survive on prejudice alone. It thrives in toxic people and spaces—in the gaslighting that questions your reality and trivializes your pain, the scapegoating that redirects blame, and the superficial allies whose shallow concern does more to protect the status quo than challenge it. These poems name that too.
From subtle microaggressions to large-scale societal harm, these poems don't stop at the interpersonal—they trace oppression all the way to segregation, slavery, sex trafficking, and war, challenging readers to see the full, unbroken chain of what inequality truly costs. The Onslaught of the -Isms is both a personal account and a broader awakening.
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Taking Back My Light
Immerse yourself in the poetic pages of Radiance’s diary and step inside the mind of a teenager navigating the pain of isolation, exclusion, and her resulting depression, with reflections that extended into her young adult years.
As a student, she searched for belonging in classrooms, communities, and friendships that often left her unseen, misjudged, and socially rejected. Through deeply personal poetry, she captured the quiet buildup of stress, the sting of bullying, and the relentless noise of a culture that poisoned young minds—from the disturbing content assigned in schools to the damaging messages fed through entertainment—until the weight of it all clouded the mind and distorted self-perception.
As the journey unfolded, mourning and emotional exhaustion gave way to quiet detachment—what began as questioning others’ apathy slowly turned inward, until even her own ability to feel began to fade.
From invisibility to apathy, from sorrow to survival, this collection traces the descent into darkness—and the strength it takes to rise from it. Taking Back My Light is a journey through pain, resilience, and the courageous decision to fight for one’s life.
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