Aurielle Marie
Aurielle Marie
Aurielle Marie
Aurielle Marie has emerged as a vital voice in contemporary poetry and memoir, crafting work that centers Black queer and bisexual experiences with lyrical precision and unflinching honesty. Her debut collection Gumbo Ya Ya exemplifies her gift for weaving together personal narrative, cultural history, and sensory richness—earning her the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Literature. The collection announces Marie as a writer unafraid to claim space at the intersection of multiple identities, transforming intimate moments into meditations on desire, family, and belonging that resonate far beyond the personal.
Marie’s distinctive style draws from her deep engagement with Black literary traditions while pushing toward something entirely her own. Her language moves fluidly between the colloquial and the incantatory, between vernacular speech and poetic abstraction, creating work that feels simultaneously rooted in specific communities and universally resonant. Gumbo Ya Ya’s recognition within LGBTQ+ literary circles speaks not only to its powerful representation but to Marie’s broader significance as a writer expanding what bisexual literature can be—moving beyond confession into genuine artistic exploration, where identity becomes the ground for deeper investigations into desire, trauma, healing, and joy.
