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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, it’s 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
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
jayisreading's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
I was excited when I heard that Warsan Shire was publishing a new collection of poems. I enjoyed Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth and the themes that she covered. Not surprisingly, the themes that came up in her new collection were just as thought-provoking and haunting, exploring girlhood/womanhood, borders (both personal and political), faith, among others.
That said, something about these poems didn’t quite land the same way that her earlier poems did. The poems didn’t read as cohesive as a whole and, even within their sections, seemed a little scattered.
What I do love about Shire’s writing is how multisensorial her poems are, making for a unique experience any time you read anything by her. This was certainly the case in this collection, even if the poems didn’t have the same impact as her previous works did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and War
ayotomi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
I’m a fan of Warsan Shire and generally love her poems but I found the poems redundant. Some of them have appeared in other forms in her previous work. While I enjoyed her new collection, it felt too similar to her previous work and I was expecting newer poems/perspectives.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Eating disorder, and Violence
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