[insert] Boy by Danez Smith

[insert] Boy

Danez Smith

128 pages first pub 2014 (view editions)

lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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[insert] Boy by Danez Smith is ideal for readers who seek emotionally charged, formally inventive poetry that confronts themes of identity, desire, and systemic injustice with unflinching vulnerability and lyrical audacity.

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The next time someone tells you spoken word poets can’t make poems come to life on the page, send them to Danez Smith’s [insert] boy, a remarkable debut collection that puts that tired notion to bed once and for all. In these poems, Smith opens th...

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4.55
based on 313 reviews

Moods

emotional: 88%

reflective: 83%

dark: 50%

challenging: 33%

inspiring: 33%

sad: 22%

hopeful: 11%

funny: 5%

informative: 5%

tense: 5%


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