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Wearing my mother's heart

Presents a collection of poems by performance poet Sophia Thakur in which she explores what it means to be a woman in today's society through topics such as identity, relationships, self-love, and more.

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Main Author:	Thakur, Sophia (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition:	First US edition.
Subjects:	Women > Social conditions > Young adult poetry. Mother and child > Young adult poetry. Self-esteem > Young adult poetry. Intergenerational relations > Young adult poetry. Grandmothers > Young adult poetry. Poetry > Young adult.
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Summary:	Presents a collection of poems by performance poet Sophia Thakur in which she explores what it means to be a woman in today's society through topics such as identity, relationships, self-love, and more.
Physical Description:	95 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9781536230161 1536230162
Author Notes:	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.