When a woman picks up a poetry book, her life is about to change.
They say that when a woman cuts her hair, her life is about to change. While this might be true, I believe that my life changed when I found these 5 poets. So I offer this: a woman is about to change her life when she picks up a poetry book.
1. Warsan Shire:
@wu_shire
Before writing on Beyonce’s Lemonade, Warsan Shire was well-known to the blogosphere. Her first poetry book, Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth, was one of the first books that shaped my 20s.
2. Chloe Mitchell
@iamchloemitchell
Chloe Mitchell was featured on one of Kanye’s best album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Her poem, which fit perfects with the song by the way, tells of what happens after a breakup, how two people who once loved each other become enemies and eventually strangers.
Her poem, “If They Let us” was featured on the cover of ANTI.
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