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(AIKO, JHENE). Chilombo, Jhené Aiko Efuru. Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press, 2018. First Edition. Small 8vo. Printed Boards. Poetry Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo was born on March 16, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. Jhené began writing poetry at six years of age, at thirteen, she signed to a major record label and began her career as a recording artist. Today, she is a mother of one, a three-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, and a poet. "2Fish", her first published book, presents a collection of intimate poems (and a few short stories) written from adolescence to adulthood, in no particular order. It details Chilombo's thoughts in their most raw and honest form taken directly from a collection of notebooks she has kept since age twelve." A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon stated first printing of this intimate gem additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "J. Aiko" WITH A DRAWING OF A HEART AND A PEACE SIGN inside the "o" in her name in black marker on the front pastedown during a 2018 event held at our shop. 1-61243-763-X Inventory Number: 027434