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This collection is very heavy. It‘s about abuse and rape, recovery and rebuilding. Maybe it‘s just not a collection to read in the middle of COVID 19, but it just felt like it was weighing itself down in places.

I have my issues with this collection. It seems, in a way, I fell out of love with Gill‘s poetry with this collection.
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I think anything that tells women to not be quiet is a good thing. Maybe that‘s just me.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #AReminderAsWeReachTheEnd

I‘ve been saying this for years. I agree with every bit of this. I wish more people would take this seriously.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #SurvivalOfTheKindest

I quite like this as well. This is probably perfect for this moment in time.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #TheSurvival

I rather like this one.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #ChalkAndCoal

The original poem that got me interested in her was about ancestors. I still haven‘t seen that poem in her own books, though.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #ancestralwisdom

I find myself having a hard time with this book now. I just sort of want to be done with it. I‘m not finding as many poems that resonate with me now. I think I‘m going to have to take a Nikita Gill break after I‘m done with this book.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #WhoYouWereVsWhatYouAre

I would add to this, teach your children etymology.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #RaiseYourDaughters

This drives me 🤬 crazy!!! 🙄 It‘s annoying and clueless. This is very nearly a deal breaker (as in I‘m done with the book and the author) for me. I like her so much, it‘s making me just skip this poem, but if I see it again, I‘m out. HISTORY IS NOT A GENDERED TERM!!! Using “herstory” hurts female historians. STOP IT!!!
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #history #historyisnotagenderedterm #femalehistorians #factsmatter

A smaller chunk of a larger poem. This is a very important distinction to make. One is not necessarily the other.
#NikitaGill #YourHeartIsTheSea #Poetry #TheDifferenceBetweenAloneAndLonely