the poetry of women

"Pero, tú no eres fácil."

You sure ain't an easy one.

There's something amazing about a story told in verse. This week I read The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. This is the perfect YA book to read for Women's History Month. The Poet X tells the story of Xiomara Batista, an Afro-Latina teen living in Harlem. Her mother is devoutly religious and prefers Xiomara to remain silent, pious, contained. But Xiomara's thoughts and emotions can not be contained; she pours them into her poetry... into her leather bound notebook.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a celebrated slam poet. The Poet X is her debut novel.