Ama Codjoe | The Sun Magazine

Ama Codjoe

Ama Codjoe’s latest book is Bluest Nude, a poetry collection about color, art, and intimacy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

— From January 2023
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

An Aspect Of Freedom

What is it about a traffic stop and a city block and a sidewalk and a country road and a Bible study and a choir room and a vestibule and a playground and a living room and a bedroom and a bed and a driveway and a highway and a stairwell and a gas station and a suburb and a driver’s seat and a parking lot and a balcony and the door to one’s own home.

January 2023
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