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A review by thechanelmuse
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
5.0
Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of Jacqueline Woodson's childhood in verse in the 1960s and 1970s, living amongst the remnants of Jim Crow, the growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement, and finding her voice within that space through writing stories.
Everyone knows my sister
is brilliant. The letters come home folded neatly
inside official-looking envelopes that my sister proudly
hands over to my mother.
Odella has achieved
Odella has excelled at
Odella has been recommended to
Odella’s outstanding performance in
She is gifted
we are told.
And I imagine presents surrounding her.
I am not gifted. When I read, the words twist
twirl across the page.
When they settle, it is too late.
The class has already moved on.
I want to catch words one day. I want to hold them
then blow gently,
watch them float
right out of my hands.
Just call her Jacqueline "Lyrical" Woodson, everybody. Her writing is always delightful.
Everyone knows my sister
is brilliant. The letters come home folded neatly
inside official-looking envelopes that my sister proudly
hands over to my mother.
Odella has achieved
Odella has excelled at
Odella has been recommended to
Odella’s outstanding performance in
She is gifted
we are told.
And I imagine presents surrounding her.
I am not gifted. When I read, the words twist
twirl across the page.
When they settle, it is too late.
The class has already moved on.
I want to catch words one day. I want to hold them
then blow gently,
watch them float
right out of my hands.
Just call her Jacqueline "Lyrical" Woodson, everybody. Her writing is always delightful.