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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
14 reviews
annemaries_shelves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
As a whole, itβs a 4.5 star collection with some outstanding 5+ star poems.
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Racism, Rape, Sexism, War, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Child death
lotte111's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and War
cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Racism
2treads's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Forgive us, we blamed you
for floods, for the flush of blood,
for men who are also wolves, even
though you could pull the tide in
by her hair, we tell everyone
we walked all over you.
βexcerpt from Bless the Moon
Bless The Daughter Raised By A Voice In Her Head was my National Poetry month read and it was so much more than I expected.
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Shire has a talent for reaching towards her readers with words that are raw and that create riveting poems that have the power to move you or wreck you. Poems that invite you to parallel your own experiences, the beautiful and the traumatic.
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But there is also a movement towards healing and recognition in her poetry, an honesty that chills at times and an awareness of the weight of her family and identity. Centred throughout is girlhood, motherhood, and womanhood, propelling these poems through time and space as she chronicles loss, love, and divinity.
I mean Shire at this point, for me, can do no wrong with her poetry. There are poems that will gather you, tear you, teach you, grieve you, and yet still holds space for healing.
for floods, for the flush of blood,
for men who are also wolves, even
though you could pull the tide in
by her hair, we tell everyone
we walked all over you.
βexcerpt from Bless the Moon
Bless The Daughter Raised By A Voice In Her Head was my National Poetry month read and it was so much more than I expected.
πππππ
Shire has a talent for reaching towards her readers with words that are raw and that create riveting poems that have the power to move you or wreck you. Poems that invite you to parallel your own experiences, the beautiful and the traumatic.
πππππ
But there is also a movement towards healing and recognition in her poetry, an honesty that chills at times and an awareness of the weight of her family and identity. Centred throughout is girlhood, motherhood, and womanhood, propelling these poems through time and space as she chronicles loss, love, and divinity.
I mean Shire at this point, for me, can do no wrong with her poetry. There are poems that will gather you, tear you, teach you, grieve you, and yet still holds space for healing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
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