Mercy Tullis-Bukhari
Bronx-born Afro-Latina American writer with Honduran and Jamaican Roots, Mercy has authored two poetry books, "Smoke" and "Mango," and recently published her third, "The Little Deaths." A graduate of NYU and Lehman College, Mercy has also earned an MFA in Creative Writing from The College of New Rochelle.
Her work explores the complexities of womanhood, from individuality and motherhood to sexuality. Recognized as a Callaloo Fellow and a Pushcart Prize nominee, she's also been featured by Remezcla magazine as one of the "8 Authors Bringing Afro-Latina Stories to the Forefront."
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NYU & Lehman College Graduate
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Author of Smoke, Mango, and Little Deaths
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Callaloo Fellow & Pushcart Prize Nominee
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Poet Laureate at NYU's 30th Anniversary Gala
New Release
"Mercy Tullis-Bukhari's work is a portrait that's been painted over multiple times, beautiful in each layer. Her words are fearless, vulnerable, strong, confessional, erotic, historical & wonderfully personal."
Bonafide Rojas
Author of Notes on the Return to the Island, When the City Sleeps, and Pelo Bueno: A Day in the Life of a Nuyorican Poet
Praises for The Little Deaths
"Mercy Tullis-Bukhari's poetics glides from social justice to erotica to women empowerment, all the while elevating Black narratives and challenging the fragility of the American Dream."
Ron Kavanaugh
Publisher of Mosaic, Executive Director of Literary Freedom Project: One Book One Bronx
"From searing to sweet, Mercy's poems pull us into a maelstrom of passion, cynicism, ecstasy, fury, and joy so that we may understand the fullness of womanhood."
Keisha-Gaye Anderson
Author of A Spell for Living, Everything Is Necessary, and Gathering the Waters
The Little Deaths
The poems in this collection reveal self-discovery, human connection to the earth and to nature. The poet attempts to reconcile aging and the fear of death. Meanwhile, the influence of traditional Catholic beliefs and ideologies whither under the weight of life’s realities. Through disillusionment and trauma, the speaker in these poems explores the uncharted avenues of beauty.
