Somebody Give This Heart a Pen

Somebody Give This Heart a PenIn 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

"A necessary and inspirational read

Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better

her parents are panicking

And in that crawl space is another door

and a little help

Young Eli gets to spend a whole day with his eight adoring uncles—each one bigger and taller than the last

whose fame and success are a source of great pride and hope for African Americans

soon making herself public enemy number one

NYT best-selling author of Once Upon a K-PromRiley Oh wasn’t born into her family

*National Bestseller*A brilliant and empowering collection of final reflections and words of wisdom from venerable civil rights champion

This is a kids’ book about Diwali

but they’ve grown up listening to their parents talk about the wonders of the great continent