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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
23 reviews
faduma's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism
rosalind's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Incest, and Pregnancy
inamerata's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and War
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Cannibalism
venetiana's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation
sharonus's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War
Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
annemaries_shelves's review against another edition
4.5
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and War
lotte111's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
5.0
“Backwards” and “Bless this House” are two stand out poems for me, but there are plenty of incredible ones which will pull on your heart strings and never cease to amaze you.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Xenophobia
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.5
That said, something about these poems didn’t quite land the same way that her earlier poems did. The poems didn’t read as cohesive as a whole and, even within their sections, seemed a little scattered.
What I do love about Shire’s writing is how multisensorial her poems are, making for a unique experience any time you read anything by her. This was certainly the case in this collection, even if the poems didn’t have the same impact as her previous works did.
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and War
2treads's review against another edition
4.0
for floods, for the flush of blood,
for men who are also wolves, even
though you could pull the tide in
by her hair, we tell everyone
we walked all over you.
–excerpt from Bless the Moon
Bless The Daughter Raised By A Voice In Her Head was my National Poetry month read and it was so much more than I expected.
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Shire has a talent for reaching towards her readers with words that are raw and that create riveting poems that have the power to move you or wreck you. Poems that invite you to parallel your own experiences, the beautiful and the traumatic.
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But there is also a movement towards healing and recognition in her poetry, an honesty that chills at times and an awareness of the weight of her family and identity. Centred throughout is girlhood, motherhood, and womanhood, propelling these poems through time and space as she chronicles loss, love, and divinity.
I mean Shire at this point, for me, can do no wrong with her poetry. There are poems that will gather you, tear you, teach you, grieve you, and yet still holds space for healing.
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, and War