For months now I have been taking an interest in slam poetry, it's enticing and emotional and I have really taken a liking to it. One poet I have come to adore; Blythe Baird. She is inspirational with her words, and when you watch her you can almost feel everything she has been through.
For a while now I have been contemplating buying her poetry collection; Give me a god I can relate to. I got some extra money from work, a big tip, and I finally decided to purchase the book. Waiting upon the delivery I have been excited. As you can see below, the cover is beautiful and so aesthetically pleasing.
Naturally, I read every poem in one sitting. I can definitely say that Blythe is one of my favourite modern poets, her words are real and honest to god relatable. As I am consumed in her words I am reflecting back on my own life. Her use of metaphors blow me out of the water, in one of her poems she does at poetry slams, that isn't in her poetry collection, there is a metaphor that resonates with me The quote is from Pocket Sized Feminism
"This house is for wallpaper women, what good is wallpaper that speaks"
I think that Blythe is the kind of poet every young woman should invest their time in, I wish I had her poetry when I was entering my early teens because by god I needed to hear her words, but I am so thankful that I can read her poems today and have them influence me the way they do. They inspire me as well as make me much more aware of society than I was. I feel her poems definitely make you feel more self-aware, of yourself and other people in your life. I highly recommend purchasing a copy of her collection, I know already that it will be one that I will read often and it will never get old to me.
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