inferior.Īfrican americans think they are better than us. –– if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their angerģ. This book embodies softness but this does not take away from their fierceness of the poems and Nayyirah Waheed’s writing. Each poem, in their every right hits home and gives insight into what is. Waheed writes of love, of pain, of Africanness, of duty, of vulnerability, of safety, of anger, of misogyny, of masculinity, of women. Each word feels like a caress on your skin and an awakening of your senses.
Nayyirah Waheed writes deliciously and ferociously. Many reviews attest to this and the poems speak this truth. by Nayyirah Waheed is one of the best poetry books ever written by an African. Waheed published a second collection, Nejma in 2015.Salt. Waheed's work has also been quoted by several celebrities as well as being referenced in the 2017 Women's March. After this purge, posts only depicted posts arranged to portray the covers of her poetry collection. In November 2019, Waheed deleted all previous posts on her Instagram site with a note to followers of a desire for a fresh start.
Amassing a following of 697k followers (February 2020), her work appeals to a large audience ranging in ages, race, religions and genders, with her words used as captions and also tattooed onto bodies.
Waheed used social media platforms such as Instagram to post snapshots of her poetry and the work of other poets. Waheed accused fellow poet Rupi Kaur of plagiarism on her Tumblr page, however Kaur firmly denies this, instead stating that she simply takes inspiration from Waheed: "we're living in a world where me and so many other artists are writing about similar topics is just a reflection of our times". The collection has been described by critics as a "collection of thoughts that build to a quiet crescendo against all the forces of racism, misogyny and xenophobia." Ĭritics have compared the poetry of Waheed to other contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur and Warsan Shire who have been coupled under the umbrella term of instapoetry. Waheed deviates from the rules and form of traditional poetry through the sporadic use of punctuation, lack of capital letters and short two to three line poems that resemble 'fragments'. is characterized through the use of free verse and simple language. The collection focuses on a broad range of themes including diaspora, identity, immigration, feminism, misogyny, racism, love and healing.
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