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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
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Haunting, disturbing, important
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oh how could i not absolutely adore warsan shire's poetry. it bleeds with raw emotion, and it manages to evoke a grief in me for experiences that i haven't even experienced first-hand, and that is something so truly rare in writers today.
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A powerful. raw and deeply moving poetry collection. Shire writes with such candor and heartbreaking realism about the Refugee experience- and growing up as a black woman in the UK today. I loved how she was able to suffuse her own personal history with elements of pop culture, and case studies- creating such rich and narrative poetry.
I feel like Shire was able provide exactly what I crave when reading poetry- a deeper understanding of both the author, and the world they inhabit. Shire allowed me a small peek in to her inner life, her family, her upbringing- and I am so grateful for it.
I finished this in a single sitting, unable to put it down- and I can't wait to read more of this poets other works
I feel like Shire was able provide exactly what I crave when reading poetry- a deeper understanding of both the author, and the world they inhabit. Shire allowed me a small peek in to her inner life, her family, her upbringing- and I am so grateful for it.
I finished this in a single sitting, unable to put it down- and I can't wait to read more of this poets other works
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage
Poems about trauma, girlhood, womanhood, childhood and migration.
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I fell in love with Shire's poetry after stumbling across her work on social medias. I adored how she portrayed the children of immigrants experience in connection with their relationship with their parents.
Shire's poetry spoke to me which is what I loved about reading poetry.
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I fell in love with Shire's poetry after stumbling across her work on social medias. I adored how she portrayed the children of immigrants experience in connection with their relationship with their parents.
Shire's poetry spoke to me which is what I loved about reading poetry.
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emotional
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Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women.
Sometimes, the men—they come with keys,
and sometimes, the men—they come with hammers.
i loved reading every single poem but here are my favorites:
- Home
- Filial Cannibalism
- Bless Your Ugly Daughter
- Midnight in the Foreign Food Aisle
- Unbearable Weight of Staying
- Hooyo Full of Grace
- Saint Hooyo
- Backwards
- Hooyo Isn't Home
- The Abubakr Girls are Different
- Bless this House
highly, HIGHLY recommended
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