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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Mama, I made it
out of your home
alive, raised by
the voices
in my head.
by far my favorite collection i've ever had the pleasure to read. maybe it's that we don't notice the microchanges in ourselves but it is rare that i read poetry books where i take something from every single poem in it. warsan shire, you are forever talented!
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Warsan Shire you have such a wonderful way with words.
Very sharp. Some beautiful metaphors (the moon and anything space-related always get me). Tearing the reader's heart apart.
Very sharp. Some beautiful metaphors (the moon and anything space-related always get me). Tearing the reader's heart apart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, War
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Alcohol
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Bless the Daughter is as powerful and evocative as you'd expect Warsan Shire to be. Her poems get right under the skin of refugee experience, with pieces about belonging, gender and love, faith and family. She does fall into repetition over the course of this full-length collection, which means some of the later poems lose impact, but there's no denying this is a very cohesive, confident book.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*