Author: Renaada Williams
Pages: 154 pages
Version: Ebook (ARC)
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Rating: ★★★★.5
Synopsis
Everyone understands that life is hard, but self-love and dedication will always be the key.
Becoming. is a beautiful debut collection of poetry centering around themes of feminism, sexuality, race, and mental health. Renaada Williams’s 100+ poems are short, personal, emotional tributes to the things that make us different and a celebration of all the things that make us the same. A journey through life, love, and loss, becoming. reminds the reader that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Becoming. is a beautiful debut collection of poetry centering around themes of feminism, sexuality, race, and mental health. Renaada Williams’s 100+ poems are short, personal, emotional tributes to the things that make us different and a celebration of all the things that make us the same. A journey through life, love, and loss, becoming. reminds the reader that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Review
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you
are the prettiest bouquet
of dying flowers
i
have ever seen.
becoming. is a poetry collection about mental health, heartbreak, sexuality, race and feminism. Most of the poems in this collection are short, but beautiful and meaningful. becoming. is divided into 6 chapters and they talk about a different theme.
i couldn’t find the balance
of loving you
while holding on
to me.
As I mentioned before, becoming. is divided into 6 chapters and there’s this chapter that talks about race. I think this chapter was even more emotional to me, because of the Black Lives Matter movement at the moment. I think Renaada William’s poems were so beautiful and I think non-POC people can learn more about POC’s feelings by reading these poems.
you
are not here to be
everything
for someone else
and
nothing
for self.
Some of the poems had a title, but not every poem, so I couldn’t make a list of my favourite poems. I think the list wasn’t even necessary because I loved every poem. becoming. was such a beautiful yet sad poetry collection, and I loved every bit of it. This is the first poetry collection I’ve ever read by Renaada William and I cannot wait to read more of her work!