My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 27, 2023 | Poetry
Gr 9 Up—British Indian writer Gill, an "Instapoet" phenomenon, delivers a young adult poetry collection with a feminist perspective. Divided into seasons, each section begins with astrological predictions that are trite in comparison to the poetry. Several poems create all-encompassing second-person statements, such as "Survival," which presents a litany of how "you" feel after surviving brutal trauma, like rape. Pronoun usage is vital in such works, as in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More