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A review by annemaries_shelves
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
As a whole, it’s a 4.5 star collection with some outstanding 5+ star poems.
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Racism, Rape, Sexism, War, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Child death