the lapis dwellers chronicles Kim Arrington's choice to untangle herself from confusion using poetry to confront fear. Turning the offering plate on herself, Kim Arrington seeks to empower people of color to heal through expressing archived hurt and accountability-a call-to-action to experience the fullness of love and transformation. Plunging readers into the duality of being both African and American, the lapis dwellers decodes the self-portraits given outside of ourselves. The patches are yanked off revealing an unrelenting courage in finding meaning through the autobiographical ballads of a young, black woman. [Edit review] [Delete review]