Ramona

Maybe I do wanna be a girly girl in a giant treehouse, but one can only dream.

I read this poetry collection from a random recommendation from Instagram, I don't even remember who made the original post but 4fără15, one of my favorite youtubers liked the post. And this book did not disappoint.

It was worth the read because not only was this collection organized in such a beautiful way (by technique/theme in a way?) but that it also touched tenderly on some themes that many people, not just people of color in America, can relate. When it came to the theme of family, and the love that can make you change into a better person than what you've seen before in your own background (Hide and Seek says it much better than I do), I felt it too, and that is the true power of Words.

What I liked most about this book was the spoken poetry, those I think were the more polished ones and considering this style of poetry, it meets its purpose, to be heard and experienced, opening yourself up from the ribcage and letting the light go through you.