Synopsis:
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her motherâs religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayersâespecially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mamiâs determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself.
So when she is invited to join her schoolâs slam poetry club, she doesnât know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out, much less speak her words out loud. But still, she canât stop thinking about performing her poems.
Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.
Genre : Poetry
My rating : 5/5
The Poet X is an exceptional novel. The plot flows beautifully.
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