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Yrsa Daley-Ward - How, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

How

Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself

Av Yrsa Daley-Ward

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A treasure trove of inspiration and an invitation for personal renewal from the acclaimed author of bone and The TerribleWe still dream though, don't we? We are gifted with a way into ourselves, night after night after night.Yrsa Daley-Ward's words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers around the world: through her books of poetry and memoir bone and The Terrible, through her powerful writing for Beyoncé on Black Is King and through her always-illuminating Instagram posts.In The How, Yrsa gently takes readers by the hand, encouraging them to join her as she explores how we can remove our filters, and see and feel more of who we really are behind the preconceived notions of propriety and manners we've accumulated with age. With a mix of short, lyrical musings, immersive poetry and intriguing meditations, The How can be used to start conversations, to prompt writing, to delve deeper - whether you're on your own or with friends, on your feet or writing from the solace of home.'Lyrical . . . visceral truth is at the heart of her work' i Newspaper
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-11-11
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 11 mm
  • Vikt: 145 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 192
  • Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780141998879
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Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer, poet and actress of mixed Jamaican and Nigerian heritage.Since publishing her first poetry collection, the widely beloved bone, Yrsa has been in a constant state of exciting creative output, which earns her continued critical acclaim. Her follow-up book, the lyrical memoir The Terrible, garnered glowing praise and won her the prestigious PEN Ackerley Prize in 2019. Following that, she published The How, which NPR called "a hopeful work of meditation and healing" and has been taught in women's prisons around the world.Amidst all this, Yrsa continues to work and write in other areas of entertainment. In 2019, she worked closely with Beyoncé to co-write Black Is King, "a grand statement of African-diaspora pride and creative power" (NYT) and has been adapting The Terrible for screen. As an actress, she played Grace Jones in Kwei-Armah's latest feature film. She splits her time between Brooklyn, New York and London.

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