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Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology, by Ruth Awad, Kenzie Allen, Rosebud Ben-Oni

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3.5

 Embodied is an illustrated poetry anthology created by a diverse collection of poets and artists. Created by LGBTQ, women and BIPOC to tell stories about sexuality, gender and shared life experiences.

I have never read an illustrated poetry anthology before, so this was a learning experience for me. There weren’t any poems that I did not like, but a few that I did not understand fully. However, the art helped push me in the right direction as well as reading the study guide at the back. And having the full poem after each entry was helpful to read each poem without the distraction of the art.

Reading these poems were like getting into the head of many diverse women, and often lines would stand out and surprise me with how much I can relate to the poem. I think there is a poem in here for anyone to experience and relate to.

The illustrations were beautiful and engaging, sometimes even pulling my attention away from the poetry. They covered intense concepts like miscarriage and sexual harassment. They were used perfectly to show the differences in tone and style between each poem while also following a common female-centric theme.

My favourite poems would be Good Bones by Maggie Smith, illustrated by Carola Borelli and Units and Increments by Shira Dentz, illustrated by Jessica Lynn.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Racism