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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
by Warsan Shire
Bless the daughter - raised by a voice in her head
Where should I start.
This poetry collection may be the most beautiful work I ever read and that profoundly moved me to the core. Warsan Shire puts into words his family history, facing immigration, uprooting, distance, womanhood, cultural gap, difficulty of integration, family. I really have no more words to add. I warmly encourage you to read this beautiful and sensitive collection.
My favorite poems are:
• Home
• My father, the astronaut
• Joyride
I am just going to give you a little insight by quoting one of the many passages I affectionate.
Extract from the poem - Home.
No one would leave home until home is a voice in your ear saying, leave, run, now. I don’t know what I’ve become.
Extract from the poem - Bless your ugly daughter.
Your daughter’s face is a small riot,
her hands are a civil war,
she has a refugee camp tucked
behind each ear, her body is a body littered
with ugly things
but God,
doesn’t she wear
the world well.
Where should I start.
This poetry collection may be the most beautiful work I ever read and that profoundly moved me to the core. Warsan Shire puts into words his family history, facing immigration, uprooting, distance, womanhood, cultural gap, difficulty of integration, family. I really have no more words to add. I warmly encourage you to read this beautiful and sensitive collection.
My favorite poems are:
• Home
• My father, the astronaut
• Joyride
I am just going to give you a little insight by quoting one of the many passages I affectionate.
Extract from the poem - Home.
No one would leave home until home is a voice in your ear saying, leave, run, now. I don’t know what I’ve become.
Extract from the poem - Bless your ugly daughter.
Your daughter’s face is a small riot,
her hands are a civil war,
she has a refugee camp tucked
behind each ear, her body is a body littered
with ugly things
but God,
doesn’t she wear
the world well.