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restyourbones's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
This book of poetry was hard to read, but I'm so glad I did. It was beautifully written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Gun violence
readingwithkaitlyn's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Racism, Self harm, Murder, Chronic illness, and Suicide
alibookedup's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Sierra Freeman's Urbanshee is full of raw and honest poems revolving mostly around being Black in America. You can tell you she really opened up and made herself vulnerable, especially when writing about the murder of her father, as he is a main centerpiece in a lot of the poems. Even though I cannot personally relate to any of the struggles she writes about, it in no way lessens the artistry of the poems in this collection. If anything, I wasn't smart enough to fully understand some of the pieces she published and that is on me, not the the poet.
I really enjoyed how a lot of it read like slam poetry and how a lot of the poems were set up in interesting visual shapes and sizes. Some of my favorite poems were "Hexes for my Exes", "Grinding", "Urban Girl Finally Responds to the Yo Mama Jokes", and "Urban Girl".
The one thing I will say is that I feel like many of the poems did not have a lot of mythological or fairytale connections. Or at least that I noticed, but again, I don't think I am as smart as the poet and a lot of the connections could've and probably went right over my head. I think I expected it in a more straightforward way so if you don't know a lot of the modern references, you might not get a lot of the poems and their fairytale/mythological parallels.
Otherwise, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys poetry and especially who enjoys anything written to bring light to Black lives and struggles.
Thank you to NetGalley and Button poetry for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
I really enjoyed how a lot of it read like slam poetry and how a lot of the poems were set up in interesting visual shapes and sizes. Some of my favorite poems were "Hexes for my Exes", "Grinding", "Urban Girl Finally Responds to the Yo Mama Jokes", and "Urban Girl".
The one thing I will say is that I feel like many of the poems did not have a lot of mythological or fairytale connections. Or at least that I noticed, but again, I don't think I am as smart as the poet and a lot of the connections could've and probably went right over my head. I think I expected it in a more straightforward way so if you don't know a lot of the modern references, you might not get a lot of the poems and their fairytale/mythological parallels.
Otherwise, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys poetry and especially who enjoys anything written to bring light to Black lives and struggles.
Thank you to NetGalley and Button poetry for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Gun violence
Moderate: Cursing
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