SOMEBODY GIVE THIS HEART A PEN: SOFIA THAKUR

"From fixing we learned and from learning came life.

Came reasons to go, and more reasons to try.
But more than that, from breaking we know that though
we shed, we can always regrow.
Always reseed.
Always restart.
This is the natural process of the heart."

It's been awhile since I've read a poetry collection and really enjoyed it as a whole. Sofia Thakur is a spoken word artist and it shows in this collection. The rhythm of some of the poems really shines through and I could perfectly picture the author performing them, despite not having been their audience before. This collection touches on family, loss, religion, love and being a mix-raced woman in a white society. 

Trigger warning: anxiety, self-harm

iscelle robee