poems that touch the heart, question societal norms and talk about the complexity of sexuality, has a book of great depth.”

“ the one poetry book every young Black girl will appreciate. “Daley-Ward’s short poems cover subjects like depression, falling in and out of love, and sexuality, with a fierce staccato that, as the title suggests, cuts deep.” “, first and foremost, about being human, but also thoughtfully, skillfully, and pissed-off-edly dive into the complexities of race in our new world.” examines the alchemy between mind and body-with subjects ranging from trauma to hunger to desire.” “Who decided that only a picture can paint a thousand words?. “ has a knack for getting directly to a story’s heat-point, and once there, to distill the emotions within it down to a line or two. nayyirah waheed, author of salt. and nejma to both see and write the veins of the true life. unwilling to yield and wondrously supple. her poetry and prose are intimate and distant. and purest kind-daley-ward is uncannily attentive and in tune to the things beneath life. and all the love they deserve. an expert storyteller.

and gives wide air to the epic realities of women. she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. the things that are too bright and taboo. “yrsa daley-ward’s bone is a symphony of breaking and mending. this whole book is an ache. Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine “Yrsa’s work is like holding the truth in your hands. The poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward’s collection bone are exactly that: reflections on a particular life honed to their essence-so clear and pared-down, they become universal.įrom navigating the oft competing worlds of religion and desire, to balancing society’s expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world from detailing the experiences of growing up as a first generation black British woman, to working through situations of dependence and abuse from finding solace in the echoing caverns of depression and loss, to exploring the vulnerability and redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward’s bone resonates to the core of what it means to be human. and purest kind.” -nayyirah waheed, author of salt.įrom the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.įoreword by Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American Memoir “yrsa daley-ward’s bone is a symphony of breaking and mending.

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