Makandala is a queen of Guinea, / hot harmattan turned monsoon / turned little swift to wriggle out / of iron. Greatest Grandma ruled / the air, blew the bowels of a ship, / tossed the Atlantic to settle / in Cuban sea cliffs.
Rebel Women of Hispaniola and Beyond
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