The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir | 
pickReviewing memoirs is always interesting. Stories should be told how the author wants them to be.
Yrsa Daley-Ward is an English model and poet of Jamaican and African descent, this is her story of growing up in the 90-00's
The writing is very lyrical and reminded me of spoken word poetry with the cadence that is used, I would recommend the audio because of this.
pickI first stumbled across Yrsa Daley-Ward on Instagram and then found out she had written a memoir, The Terrible. The book is written with a combination of first and third person, poetry and prose, and streams-of-consciousness, this book is raw and honest, and beautiful in my opinion.
This ones actually not from The Terrible, just some of her notes she shared on IG that I hope are published some day soon. I love her 💕
pickIn a style that floats between traditional prose & modified verse AND first/second/third person, Yrsa tells a heart-wrenching story of her mother‘s troubles following a young pregnancy with her brother then Yrsa‘s own life as she‘s exiled to her grandparents‘ house because her mother had a boyfriend who couldn‘t be trusted with Yrsa‘s growing body. There she was subjected to following strict religious rules while parsing her burgeoning sexuality.
You may not run away from the thing that you are because it comes and comes and comes as sure as you breathe.
And... GO! 😳🤪😱😵
Just listened to a fantastic interview with Yrsa Daley-Ward! I‘ve read her poetry here and there on social media, but I‘ll now definitely be picking up her new memoir. #queerbooks #nonfiction
My bookish week continues! So thrilled to meet one of my favorite poets last night! I‘m obsessed with her words. She can write two sentences or only a few words and blow me away. I read a few pages of BONE every day. I‘m so excited about her new memoir ‘The Terrible‘. Do yourself a huge favor and get to know Yrsa Daley-Ward!! She‘s incredible!! #spinesvines #books #wine #bone #theterrible #yrsadaleyward #diversespines #bookworm
The #BookHaul 😃 Tried to get more paperbacks to stretch the gift certificates. 💳
Really looking forward to the tagged book since I have a feeling it will read like Myriam Gurba (whom I loved).
I‘ve been looking EVERYWHERE for Barren Island, so I had to have it. The essay anthology edited by Roxane Gay is a must read.
I picked up a signed copy of Florida (even though I‘m going to see her on Tuesday). The others have been on my TBR forever.
