Description
A striking debut collection of poetry, this book explores the intimate and political realities of womanhood, race, migration, and inherited trauma. Through spare, visceral language, it traces the fractured landscapes of family, war, sexuality, and displacement, giving voice to lives shaped by violence as well as resilience. The poems confront the pressures placed on darker-skinned women and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters, transforming private pain into powerful social commentary. Unflinching yet lyrical, the collection announces a distinctive poetic voice attentive to both bodily experience and the histories carried across generations.
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paperback
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Published Jan 1, 2011
ISBN: 9781905233298
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire.