bell hooks on love

love is a revolutionary act of justice that requires tender labour

Today’s essay looks at the non-fiction masterpiece by bell hooks. I chose to look at this book because I think it is an essential piece of writing for everyone, I am aware there are many more books out there on the topic of love and that they all bring something to the table. But today, I am telling you what this one brought to my table.

This is part of a 3 part series about love. In the second essay, I am having a conversation with Larissa Gloriel about deconstructing love and finding pleasure. Larissa is a sex coach and author of the book Sola Me Gusto (I like myself alone), she works from Puerto Rico and is an absolute queen. The third part is a personal essay on the ecology of love, it takes from various guides and teachers like Esther Perel, Andreas Weber, and Brigitte Vasallo. Enjoy a sensorial addition of music, drinks, and heart practice at the end. 🌻

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I had never thought of love as a liberating practice, one that I could relate to at least, until I read All about love by bell hooks. I was 30, single, and in a moment of questioning many of the things that I had taken for certain until then. Love was one of them.