Bone

Bone

Yrsa Daley-Ward

Book - 2017

"From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of autobiographical poems about the heart, life, and the inner self. Bone. Visceral. Close to. Stark. 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. From 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 a...nd redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward's bone resonate to the core of what it means to be human."--

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Subjects
English poetry > 21st century.
Autobiographical poetry.
Poetry.
Genres
Autobiographical poetry
Poetry
Published
New York, New York : Penguin Books 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Yrsa Daley-Ward (author)
Other Authors
Kiese Laymon (writer of foreword)
Item Description
"Foreword by Kiese Laymon"--Cover.
Physical Description
xvi, 141 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780143132615
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Transmogrified to poet, what she -really wanted, actress/model Daley-Ward had a big hit when she self-published this collection in 2014. In language that's frank, colloquial, and full of yearning, she deals with desire, friendship, sexual predation, and what it's like to be a queer first--generation black British woman. (Her mother is Jamaican and her father Nigerian.) "You are a beautiful/ danger" says the opening poem. "I should not enter./ But I might." And elsewhere: "According to you,/ people like me/ shouldn't go into places like this." Some of the pieces are more adage than fully developed verse, but Daley-Ward has rawness and heart as she expresses wholly relatable feelings. VERDICT A bright, accessible work for readers beyond the -poetry crowd. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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