
In FORCE: A Choreopoem, meet Victim, Survivor, and Whore—three Black women reeling from recent and repeated rapes, fighting through turbulent recovery journeys. Is Victim really a victim if she’s still alive? Is Survivor her only identity after multiple violations? Is Whore just a reckless survivor? FORCE interrogates if this prevailing rape culture norm is true—it’s going to happen again—and how to keep going if it’s false.
Available everywhere from Harbor Editions on January 15, 2026!

FORCE: A Chorepoem is the fifth installment in the Prince Choreopoem Universe, a series of choreopoems, published and unpublished, circling the question, Who is responsible for the Black woman's safety? Following the roots laid in Testify with Jada, watered in Something to Keep Me Vertical with Kathryn, weeded in How to Exterminate the Black Woman with Angela, and transfered to the soil in Roadmap with the Novelist, FORCE is the most personal of the Prince choreopoems. Directly addressing rape and the "after," this show reminds its audience that every ending isn't happy—but by God, aren't we still here?
Cover Designs: Monica Prince, Steve Gibson, & Hercules Platts
FORCE: A Choreopoem launches January 15, 2026!! Be the first to get it when it's made available by Harbor Editions!
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Make sure you grab your copy today! Don't forget to come to the launch party at the Art Academy of Milton, January 18th!!
Monica and some special guests will be celebrating the release of FORCE at the Art Academy of Milton (38 S. Front St., Milton, PA 17847) on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1PM!
There will be special cocktails, live performances, and brunch-ish fare. PLUS, this is your first chance to get FORCE signed by Monica herself, in addition to supporting a Central PA arts organization directly! Kick off your new year with some literature and dance!
This event is free and open to the public, but if you'd like to RSVP, click here!
Your afternoon will feature brutally brilliant brief readings from some of Monica's favorite local writers, including:
...and more TBA!
Watch this space for links to purchase FORCE from Harbor Editions, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and more!

Read Monica's latest essay, "Keep Fucking Going," and her latest poem, "Golden Shovel for a Lover's Fear of Abandonment," in the inaugural issue of Twisted Tongue!