soft magic

Name: soft magic
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Upile Chisala
ISBN: 9781524858216

Author: Upile Chisala

Narrator: Upile Chisala

Unabridged: 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 10/01/2019

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Women Authors

Synopsis

From Malawian storyteller Upile Chisala comes a collection of poetry and prose exploring the self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, spirituality, the experience of Diaspora, and above all, how we survive.

Told in five parts, soft magic is a shared healing journey.

About The Author

Born in 1994 and raised in Zomba, Malawi, writer Upile Chisala hopes to tell stories from the margins and, through her work, to help others and herself come to terms with pasts, celebrate presents, and confidently dream beautiful futures.

Reviews

Goodreads review by destiny ♡ on January 06, 2019

I want to think that God smiles when a black woman is brave enough to love herself. I don't say this lightly when I say that soft magic. is my favorite collection of poetry I have read in years. It is powerful, and brave, and loving, and comforting, and flawless. I want to paper my walls with e......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on June 04, 2020

soft magic. is the debut collection of prose and poetry by Malawian writer, Upile Chisala. This book explores the self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, the experience of Diaspora, spirituality and most of all, how we survive. soft magic. is a shared healing journey. I so crave t......more

Goodreads review by Naqelle on November 26, 2017

5 Stars “I am dripping melanin and honey. I am black without apology.” Title: Soft Magic Author: Upile Chisala Genre: Poetry I was really exited to read this book from Upile, First of all the cover is beautiful and the title just spoke to me. This book had great themes of poetry like being proud of the......more