A review by acidicbruises
Mixed Feelings: Poems and Stories by Avan Jogia

5.0

There is such a beautiful intimacy of allowing readers to get to know the duality of being a mixed child - Avan’s words juxtaposed against those that wrote in to him provides a great account into what it really feels like to grow up mixed race (and I’m not just saying this because I am one of those whose words are featured in the book). While I wish the poems would have been slightly longer in length, a considerable amount of them struck a chord with me in so many ways - my notable favourites are Miss Universe and The Kids Aren’t All White.

Mixed Feelings is a gift from a mixed kid’s perspective, an insight to those curious of how variations in ethnicity and cultural differences may have affected us in a myriad of ways.