The rhythmic life and work of poet Malika Booker
Malika Booker’s childhood dream was to be a dancer. But according to her, she didn’t have the chops to achieve it due to her lack of rhythm: “When someone goes 1, 2, 3 or 5, 4, 3, I’m like uh, uh and I trip up.” The irony of this is that Booker’s entire catalogue of award-winning…