A fierce and lyrical collection of poetry celebrating the moments of triumph and beauty in our lives, as well as the moments of despair-recasting them as opportunities for growth.
In this never-before-published collection, poet Upile Chisala grapples with themes of love, loss, and desire. Throughout this third book, she explores her identity as a black Malawian woman, offering intimate reflections on her life and experiences, imparting a stirring, universal message of empowerment and self-love.
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[And if you let it / fear will gladly tell your story]***
(@AndrewsMcMeel, 10 March 2020, 160 pages, ebook, #ARC from @AndrewsMcMeel via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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I was impressed by this poet's collection Soft Magic that I read last year so was looking forward to seeing what she offered next. I was not disappointed. I enjoyed every poem in this collection. The poems are varied in length, some a few stanzas and others one or two lines, some have title's and some don't. The themes explored are as diverse as identity as a black woman, love and desire. This is a good collection to get lost in for a few hours.
