Review:I have been interested in Sarah Kay for 2 years now. In a speech class, we were shown her TED speech and I was hooked. This book is great fun to read out loud to people that may be new to poetry. Keep up the great work. Read more

Review:-short poems
-would recommend this to black women, its uplifting and has encouragement that many individuals may need to hear
-I'm not black and have just been reading poems lately. This was absolutely lovely. Read more

Review:Daley-Ward's words are exquisite. It's like having your favorite chocolate bar melt in your mouth. I couldn't put it down until it was done. She is a masterful storyteller with great imagery, who knows how to make words dance on the page. At the same time, everything she writes is so breathtakingly honest, and feels so relatable. So human. As if the person who wrote this could be my best friend, or the woman sitting next to me on the train. Her work is nothing short of genius and deserves more ... Read more

Review:My favorite ones are Conversations About Home and Ugly. Warsan Shire has the most amazing way of expressing the beauty of desperate pain and agony. Breast cancer, rape, war, displacement, belonging, she muses the pains that mothers and daughters feel in such a breathtaking flow of language. Read more

Review:I got this on a whim. It's 2am and I should be asleep, but this was free and I knew nothing about it so I downloaded it and devoured it.

I could say all the pretty words like "It's moving" or "heart-wrenching" or "touching", but that would be doing this book a disservice because this is so much more than any eloquent review could do justice.

I feel like my heart let out a sigh of relief for someone being able to put into words what I never knew I needed to hear.

This was bea... Read more

Review:I always say, poetry is extremely subjective and hard to review, as it will touch each and every reader in a completely unique way. Not every collection or poet will strike the right note with every reader, and this ended up being the case for me with these poems. This was one of those situations where I could appreciate the talent of the author, but the topics and their presentation were just not for me. However, despite my personal experience with these poems, I can easily see how they could d... Read more

Review:Nayyirah Waheed speaks to my soul on a molecular level. Picking up this book is getting advice from your sister. Kisses from your lover. Tough love from the women you come from and a hug when necessary. It is a reminder that yes, you are human. You hurt, you love, you heal and most importantly you don't have to do it alone. Good reading! Read more

Review:I couldn't wait to get it! My husband had it on his "talking book"machine, and I overheard it and tore off to order 2 copies -- one for me and one for our daughter who is not only a longtime LeGuin fan but also a classics scholar.The evocation of alien worlds , which is such a specialty of hers , is as pitch-perfect as ever. All I can say is, read it! Read more

Review:But UGH, I didn't want it to end. A very realistic scenario except that our current President wouldn't be such a wimp. I sure like that there is at least one prepared Prepper in the family so there is hope still if the mom doesn't go into denial for too long. Can't wait for the next book. Write fast! LOL! Read more

Review:For the first and second series of the Earthsea, you'll find in this book suddenly Sparrowhawk, the famous Earthsea wizard, is not the protagonist. The main character has pass down to his accompany, a prince, that aids the wizard's voyage in the sea. The islands of Earthsea is losing balance and magic powers from every continent. Wizards are losing their Name and power, dragons are dying, and even Roke (Wizard school) is dying out its faith among their Names. Sparrowhawk begins a journey to ... Read more