Donika Kelly’s “The Natural Order of Things” opens with the familiar warmth of Black gatherings and uses bones as a powerful symbol to explore love, queerness, community and healing. With lyrical precision, Kelly moves between tenderness, political awareness and the natural world, offering a collection that speaks to survival and the ongoing work of living in one’s body with honesty and joy.
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