Sophia Thakur

Wearing My Mother's Heart

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman."--Provided by publisher.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 141mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781536230161
• ISBN-10: 1536230162
• Artikelnr.: 64541727

Autorenporträt

Sophia Thakur won her first poetry award at eighteen and since then has performed at Glastonbury Festival, the Stylist Remarkable Women Awards, and international conferences, and has given two TED Talks. She is a youth ambassador for the betterment of young Black girls and has worked with such charities as Cancer Research UK, as well as such brands as MTV, Samsung, and Nike. In 2019, she published her first collection of poems, Somebody Give This Heart a Pen, to critical acclaim. She lives in London.

Rezensionen

The stories of her foremothers are woven into the work; she celebrates their strength and bravery. Books of the year: Best new poetry of 2022, Irish Times