Description
A luminous, genre-defying collection, this book traces what it means to belong when home is not a fixed place but a shifting feeling shaped by displacement, memory, and language. Through intimate poems and essays, the author follows the emotional geography of migration—where identity is negotiated, grief is carried, and love becomes a kind of survival. With lyrical clarity and sharp cultural insight, the work explores themes of diaspora, family, borders, and the politics of naming oneself. Safia Elhillo’s distinctive voice blends tenderness with urgency, inviting readers to consider how we build “home” from fragments when the world insists it must be elsewhere.
Available Editions
hardcover
Make Me a World
Published Feb 2, 2021
224 pages
ISBN: 9780593177051
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i knew at 21% that this was a 5/5 and by 30% that this was going to be one of my top reads of 2025. i was a wreck from start to finish and binged it in one sitting, despite the fact that i cried so hard a few times that i couldn't see. the entire book being told in prose from the perspective of a young teen girl navigating her tumultuous life was a perfect parallel to my childhood favorite book "keeper of the night" by kimberly willis holt. which is why it comes as no suprise to me that i connected so quickly with the format and narrative. now this book means as much to me as holt's does. i can't possibly come up with any version of a review that does this book the justice it deserves beyond saying that "home is not a county" has become a lifelong favorite. thank you safia elhillo, for this book and for what this book has done for me.
Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
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