My Daddy Never Taught Me How to Write a Love Song is a lyrical exploration of love through the eyes of a Black father raising a Black daughter. Donnie D. Mooreland Jr reflects on the men who came before him, men who taught him strength and survival, but struggled to express love. This debut collection becomes both a reckoning and a revelation, unfolding as an introspective journey where the roles of father, son, and Black man intersect in a search to define love. Before he can fully answer what love is, the author must first confront all the ways he has experienced what love is not. The result is a tender and vulnerable meditation on legacy, healing, and the radical work of learning to love with intention and clarity.
My Daddy Never Taught Me How to Write a Love Song is a lyrical exploration of love through the eyes of a Black father raising a Black daughter. Donnie D. Mooreland Jr reflects on the men who came before him, men who taught him strength and survival, but struggled to express love. This debut collection becomes both a reckoning and a revelation, unfolding as an introspective journey where the roles of father, son, and Black man intersect in a search to define love. Before he can fully answer what love is, the author must first confront all the ways he has experienced what love is not. The result is a tender and vulnerable meditation on legacy, healing, and the radical work of learning to love with intention and clarity.
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