Wearing My Mother's Heart -- Sophia Thakur, Hardcover

Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman.

In her heartfelt second poetry collection, Sophia Thakur takes us on an emotionally charged journey through the lives of women in the past and considers what it means to be a woman today. Exploring topics such as identity, race, politics, mental health, and self-love, she weaves together the voices of a grandmother, mother, and daughter and examines how previous generations have given us the freedom to speak out. Encompassing love from first crush to breakup, as well as the history that comes before us and the brave moments that make us, this collection will resonate with all young women as they approach the joys and pain of adulthood.

Author: Sophia Thakur
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 10/10/2023
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781536230161
Age Range: 12-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2023
School Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 95

About the Author
Sophia Thakur won her first poetry award at eighteen and since then has performed at Glastonbury Festival, the Stylist Remarkable Women Awards, and international conferences, and has given two TED Talks. She is a youth ambassador for the betterment of young Black girls and has worked with such charities as Cancer Research UK, as well as such brands as MTV, Samsung, and Nike. In 2019, she published her first collection of poems, Somebody Give This Heart a Pen, to critical acclaim. She lives in London.