Wearing My Mother's Heart by Sophia Thakur 2023 Hardcover Edition-image

Wearing My Mother's Heart by Sophia Thakur 2023 Hardcover Edition

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Topic: Poetry, Family / Multigenerational, Girls & Women Item Weight: 8.4 Oz Item Length: 8.5 in Intended Audience: Young Adult Audience ISBN-10: 1536230162 Item Width: 5.9 in ISBN-13: 9781536230161 Book Title: Wearing My Mother's Heart brand: Candlewick Press Language: English Author: Sophia Thakur Format: Hardcover Item Height: 0.5 in Publication Year: 2023 Grade From: Seventh Grade gtin13: 9781536230161 Reviews: A sense of being rooted, as well of searching, clearly comes through in this collection, as the author weaves together themes of love, belonging, race, and identity. . . . The evocative and poignant poetry explores the power a mother holds; art, censorship, and exploitation; and God, romance, love, and more. Memory, family, hope, and grief hold the poems together while they strongly excavate sociopolitical themes. Reading them is unsettling--and powerfully beautiful. A masterful, immersive read. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Drawing on her Gambian and South Asian heritage, British performance poet Thakur pays tribute to the women in her life in her second poetry collection. . . At the center of the book. . . is the power of self-love and freedom of expression, topics that will especially resonate with young female readers. The format allows them to dip in and out as they wish and savor such stanzas as "A woman has always been / what it means to live," which sums up Thakur's touching look at modern women. --Booklist In poems that span cultures, generations, and locations--and are often written from the perspectives of her Gambian and Southeast Asian relatives--Thakur offers brief yet thoughtful meditations on her ancestors' histories. . . . Through powerful polyphonic narration, Thakur presents profound exclamations of affection for the ever-deepening nature of mother-daughter relationships, while simultaneously grappling with how violence, imposed assimilation, and exclusion affect Black youth. --Publishers Weekly, A sense of being rooted, as well of searching, clearly comes through in this collection, as the author weaves together themes of love, belonging, race, and identity. . . . The evocative and poignant poetry explores the power a mother holds; art, censorship, and exploitation; and God, romance, love, and more. Memory, family, hope, and grief hold the poems together while they strongly excavate sociopolitical themes. Reading them is unsettling--and powerfully beautiful. A masterful, immersive read. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Synopsis: Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman. In her heartfelt second poetry collection, Sophia Thakur takes us on an emotionally charged journey through the lives of women in the past and considers what it means to be a woman today. Exploring topics such as identity, race, politics, mental health, and self-love, she weaves together the voices of a grandmother, mother, and daughter and examines how previous generations have given us the freedom to speak out. Encompassing love from first crush to breakup, as well as the history that comes before us and the brave moments that make us, this collection will resonate with all young women as they approach the joys and pain of adulthood. Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction Number of Pages: 112 Pages Publisher: Candlewick Press

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Further Details Title: Wearing My Mother's Heart Condition: New ISBN-10: 1536230162 EAN: 9781536230161 ISBN: 9781536230161 Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S. Format: Hardback Release Date: 10/10/2023 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 149mm Item Width: 14mm Item Weight: 238g Author: Sophia Thakur Genre: Children's Books Topic: Poetry & Gift, Children's Reference Release Year: 2023 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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