Bone + Giveaway



From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of autobiographical poems about the heart, life, and the inner self. 

Bone. Visceral. Close to. Stark. 

 The poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward's collection bone are exactly that: reflections on a particular life honed to their essence--so clear and pared-down, they become universal. 

 From navigating the oft competing worlds of religion and desire, to balancing society's expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world; from detailing the experiences of growing up as a first generation black British woman, to working through situations of dependence and abuse; from finding solace in the echoing caverns of depression and loss, to exploring the vulnerability and redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward's bone resonate to the core of what it means to be human.

"You will come away bruised.
You will come away bruised
but this will give you poetry."   


My Review

I am not a huge fan of poetry, however I have read a handful of poetry books. I do have to admit that the poems in this book were good and spoke the truth. Plus, the author shows you that poems do not have to rhyme. Also, the poems in this book are so truthful that I imagine it is like when a songwriter writes a song after a breakup or another personal event.

Here are some of the poems in this book.

Examples:

Lesson

The difference between attraction and compatibility

how it kicks you in the belly every now and then

A Test-Things our bodies have been

A bargaining tool
breakfast
confused
developed (over)
expensive
fun
ghost
health
igloo
(joke)
kissed
lover
mine?
not
offering
pricey
quiet, queer
reward
supple
tempting
undone
very
weapon
XXX
yours (or that's what we told you)
zest

Breathe

If in the end her words were nothing
if in the end his hands were air
if the thought of her rips.
if he stopped phoning when you stopped
fucking
if she hangs on you
and
doesn't call again
if he asks you to pay back the money.
If.

If she still isn't sorry
if.

I have one copy of this book to giveaway. US only. Please leave a comment here  with email address and for extra entries, go to my Instagram post. Ends October 31st.

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