The Poet X

wow. wow. i'm ... this ... gutted me. i literally have no words lmao. i remember when i picked this up thinking it would be good, but i wasn't expecting to feel so ... moved. i don't even know how to explain it. i cried three times, teared up a million more. the teenager me AND adult me felt this in a way that was soul-wrenching. if you're feeling intimidated by the prose format, i cannot recommend the audiobook ENOUGH. elizabeth acevedo's voice and delivery reached deep inside me and she squeezed out my heart in her hands. and i thank her for it.

“I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.”