Somebody Give This Heart a Pen

by Sophia Thakur

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In a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page.

Be with yourself for a moment.
Be yourself for a moment.
Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment.

From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From youth to school to family life to falling in love and falling back out again—the poems draw on the author’s experience as a young mixed-race woman trying to make sense of a lonely and complicated world. With a strong narrative voice and emotional empathy, this is poetry that will resonate with all young people, whatever their background and whatever their dreams.
  • ISBN10 1536209929
  • ISBN13 9781536209921
  • Publish Date 8 September 2020 (first published 3 October 2019)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.