A review by lizzieslittlelibrary
Heavy is the Head by Sumaya Enyegue

4.0

✨BOOK REVIEW✨

📚 Heavy is the Head - Sumaya Enyegue 📚

Heavy is the Head is a thought-provoking, emotionally charged collection of poetry which encompasses some very heavy themes, including womanhood, Blackness, racism, sexism, and mental health. It is bold, honest and impactful in its approach to tackling these topics and offers incredible insight into the human experience. 

Whilst I am not a person of colour, I definitely resonated with so much Enyegue had to say, especially regarding topics of grief and the trauma experience. The prose is lyrical, evocative and intensely powerful in its portrayal of these themes. My heart was definitely left hurting, but yet yearning for more.

What you can expect:

🌺 #ownvoices poetry collection

🌺 An ode to Blackness

🌺 Generational trauma

🌺 Brutal honesty

An extremely vulnerable and honest exploration of some very heavy themes, so please keep that in mind before reading. But if you’re in the right space, I highly recommend.

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Thank you so much to @netgalley @sumayapoetry and @centavebooks for sending me this to review 🙏🏻