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A review by ruinedlanguage
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
“Backwards” remains one of the coolest poems I’ve ever read.
The lines, “I’ll rewrite this whole life and this time there’ll be so much love, you won’t be able to see beyond it,” perpetually creep back into my brain at random intervals.
I find it difficult to read poetry books in a single sitting because every idea feels so separate, but these flowed well and many were similar enough in theme that I was able to.
“Teaching my mother how to give birth” has been on my to-read list since 2017 so I’m glad another year hasn’t gone by with my failing to read a collection of Shire’s work.
The lines, “I’ll rewrite this whole life and this time there’ll be so much love, you won’t be able to see beyond it,” perpetually creep back into my brain at random intervals.
I find it difficult to read poetry books in a single sitting because every idea feels so separate, but these flowed well and many were similar enough in theme that I was able to.
“Teaching my mother how to give birth” has been on my to-read list since 2017 so I’m glad another year hasn’t gone by with my failing to read a collection of Shire’s work.