Browse this curated list of inspirational books, poems, and meditations by UU BIPOC authors.
The title are listed by date published, newest first. If you know of a resource that is not listed, please send an email to the address at the bottom of the page with your suggestion.
Books Available from the InSpirit Bookstore
Incantations for RestPoems, Meditations, and Other Magic
The 2022 volume of the inSpirit Series, Incantations for Rest is an invitation to slow down and rest for those exhausted by the demands of a racist, ableist society.A 2023 Silver Nautilus Award winner in the Poetry category
The Darkness DivineA Loving Challenge to My Faith
Poet Kristen Harper confronts and unpacks the language, imagery, buzzwords, and cultural touchstones that reinforce white supremacy culture and invites readers to radically transform their perceptions of blackness.
BLUU NotesAn Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation
The first publication from Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism, BLUU Notes is a rich and profound collection that amplifies a Black Unitarian Universalist perspective and worldview.
Spilling the Light
At once deeply compassionate and spiritually empowering, this volume of the inSpirit Series by Rev. Theresa I. Soto tends to our souls and emboldens us to become our truest selves.
To Wake, To RiseMeditations on Justice and Resilience
The 2017 edition of the UUA InSpirit series is an anthology of 29 poems, prayers, and reflections about resisting oppression and keeping the faith in social action work.
A Long Time BloomingMeditations
The 2014 inSpirit title. The inSpirit Series was previously known as the Meditation Manual Series.
Voices from the MarginsAn Anthology of Meditations
An anthology of meditations. The inSpirit Series was previously known as the Meditation Manual Series.
EncountersPoems about Race, Ethnicity and Identity
Thought-provoking insights into race, ethnicity, and identity
Inspirational Books Not Available at the InSpirit Bookstore
Finding Your Way Home
A Children’s Book by Adam Dyer (2020)
A young girl finds she is different from her friends. Her friends come from other backgrounds. Each is religious and they talk about their Sunday mornings when they are at school. The friends don’t understand her family, who hike, take tennis lessons, and read the paper on Sundays. After she asks her parents about their differences, the family changes their Sunday routine. When they visit a welcoming church, she meets kids and they soon become her new best friends.
Reaching for the Sun
By Angela Herrera (2012)
In this remarkable collection of poetry and reflections, Rev. Angela Herrera provides a clear-eyed examination of life, robust in all of its glory and grit, from its most vibrant triumphs to its deepest anguish. Her fresh and honest take on the world will leave you inspired, heartbroken, breathless and optimistic.