Wow this beautiful book! I devoured it in a day. It's empowering, original and unique. You can interpret it almost any way, as a feminist text, as a new poetry style, as a political agenda. It's reminiscent of Rupi Kaur's writing so that's lovely. Some of my favorite poems in the book were: "For My People," "Mermaids," "Mic Check," "The Crown," "Anansi," "Women Like Us" and "Sonnet for Ida." The format looks scary at first, but the poems are worth it! It's a strange combination of Kaur and E.E. Cummings which somehow works. "For My People" was easily my favorite. It speaks to me as a reader straight into my heart. The lines that wooed me were: "if you take tea with hobbits/or call Hermione kin..." So amazing!



These poems hold a special place in my heart. I will definitely keep an eye out for [a:Zetta Elliott|1847256|Zetta Elliott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1486478696p2/1847256.jpg]'s writing in the future! Not only can anyone read this book, but many people can relate to it. While her audience is as stated young black girls, I still found myself relating to her feminist writings. Elliott writes candidly and hopefully on mental health, gender rights, women supporting women and self-confidence.