Somebody Give This Heart a Pen, Sophia Thakur
Somebody Give This Heart a Pen, Sophia Thakur
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Somebody Give This Heart a Pen

Author: Sophia Thakur

Narrator: Sophia Thakur

Unabridged: 1 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/22/2023


Synopsis

In a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page.

Be with yourself for a moment.

Be yourself for a moment.

Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment.

From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From youth to school to family life to falling in love and falling back out again—the poems draw on the author's experience as a young mixed-race woman trying to make sense of a lonely and complicated world. With a strong narrative voice and emotional empathy, this is poetry that will resonate with all young people, whatever their background and whatever their dreams.

About Sophia Thakur

Sophia Thakur has been performing since the age of sixteen and has a wide reach across social media. She has presented two TED Talks and has worked closely with young people, sharing her poems and the creative process. Somebody Give This Heart a Pen is her first published collection. She lives in Middlesex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica

I received an ARC of this book for free from the publisher (Candlewick Press) in exchange for an honest review. This book of poetry was written by a performance poet and it shows! I’ve never read a collection by a performance poet before, so it took a little getting used to at first. But once I got......more

I need to begin this review by saying that I'm not much of a poetry lover. I really do wish poetry moved me in the way I see it moves others but unfortunately it doesn't. I also need to add that before receiving this book I'd never heard of Sophia Thakur either. What I can say is that those that love......more

Gorgeous cover and collection of poetry. Much of it, like all poetry, should be read aloud. There are many internal rhymes and a great rhythm to this collection. The book is broken into sections: "Grow," "Wait," "Break," and "Grow Again." So despite the heartbreaking poems, it ends on a hopeful note......more

4 STARS This collection of poetry was written flawlessly and I can certainly feel the message and the various emotions of the author while writing each and every poem. I always love reading works by an ownvoice author and this surely did not disappoint. This collection was able to explore different......more