We Want Our Bodies Back audiobook

I read this book slowly, from cover to cover. I savored it. I rarely do that with poetry books anymore but as a Black woman, this spoke to me in ways other poetry books don't. It spoke to me in ways other poetry books can't. It spoke to the woman in me, the Black woman in me, the poet in me, the writer in me, the child in me, the person in me, and the human that I am.Nayyirah Waheed once wrote, " all the women in me are tired "Today, because of this book, all the women in me, all of the Black women in me, are alive.

Wow. The way in which these poems discussing OUR BODIES... Were PHENOMENAL! I felt that this collection met Maya and was introduced to Simone, had coffee with Dianna Ross, and had a meal with the Black Panthers, and planned to get Asata out of jail. I felt so many emotions goodness, sadness, angry, and grateful as hell to be a Black woman. I wish I had the physical copy so I could have taken notes while reading. So many of the poems discussed what it's like to be a human with a vagina and what it is like to be a black woman. There were so many lines that spoke venom and brought you back to life. I found the last line of most of the poems in the collection to be so FUCKING DOPE! (SOMEBODY HAD TO SAY IT). I think I lost my ability to snap my fingers while reading this collection of peoms! Yass. My absolute favorite parts of a few poems were when black women and indigenous women's experiences were shared and explored.

This is my first time reading a full collection by Jessica Care Moore and I am happy to say it didn't disappoint. As a Black woman, I often forget how much control I lack over my own body and what that actually means and I think Moore does a fantastic job of addressing what that means for many people. she takes on very difficult topics: rape, misogyny, xenophobia, etc. The way she writes about them are moving and cause the reader to take a moment to truly process this. Also, I think about what Black bodies mean in the United States and Moore addresses that as well. I like how she weaved the stories of the victims of police brutality in her poems--it made me happy to see an artist saying their names. Moore is a true treasure and this collection should be in your must-read pile

Some of us forced to swim Before cosmos were cosmopolitan x Men will one day see things from a woman’s Perspective & name it Vision x There is honor in hard workThere is no honor in blind patriotism — Jessica Care Moore has so much to say! I loved this series of poetry with every fibre of my being. I borrowed this from my public library and I’m so glad this exists for me and for other black girls and women to borrow and read it. It’s so timely, it’s so emotional, it gives and gives and pours love and understanding into the reader. It shares in reality and builds a collective space for us to ask questions and to stand and look at each other, for us to reach around and hold each other close if only for the moments where we touch the front cover and the back cover. I just bought a copy for myself from my local bookstore. I can’t wait to get it in the mail so that I can reach out for this hand to hold whenever my spirit is calling for it. It inspires me. Miss Moore, thank you so much.

We Want Our Bodies Back is a book of poetry that demands your full attention. I can honestly say that it is one of the most profound collections of poems that I have ever read. I cannot stress it enough how essential I think that everyone needs to read them. Take your time with this collection. Marinate on the words. Savor their composition. You won’t be disappointed.

Absolutely loved this collection. Hands down favorite at this point!

WOW! I needed this book! As soon as I finished this book I got a burst of inspiration. I just started writing a poem and didn't stop until I was finished. So thank you to this book for that.

4.75/5

This collection was excellent. Powerful, beautiful, important and timely. Everyone should be reading this and talking about this. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would.

Loved the poetry. Wish I could hear it as spoken word.

“If we, in fact do “choose” to “give up our bodies,” when do we get to have our bodies back? The door to womanhood can only be entered by a man? Where is the exit?” — Introduction.We Want Our Bodies Back is my introduction to jessica Care moore’s body of work and was not at all disappointed. It is a collection of poems and a call to action for Black women (specifically) to reclaim our bodies in a society where we fall victim to murder, misogyny, sexual assault, patriarchy and constant threats to our physical and mental beings. In places where our bodies are often not our own, moore reminds us of our creative and intellectual power through example and verse. moore lends to the diversity of thought and emotion we are constantly subjected to as Black women because of our race and gender. Evidenced in “I am not ready to die,” “Because if I don’t write,” and “I Can’t Breathe (Remembering Eric Garner and Mike Brown). What I appreciated most about this collection was moore’s IN YOUR FACE style of passionate lyricism and her ability to invoke great meaning and feeling in each poem. One of my favorite excerpts is representative of just that. From the title piece, “We Want Our Bodies Back”: Sandra BlandWe will never forget your brown bodyyour mind your pride your spirit your loveyour vow to do God’s workwe want your drive from Illinois to Waller County back.We want all our daughters back& we want them backNow. 4.5 stars!

jessica Care moore is a treasure. her new collection pulls together a number of pieces across many years of work to reflect on the cultural and social zeitgeist through a Black woman's lens. moore weaves between deeply personal and universal planes, delivering a multilayered, textured, and honest reflection on themes of self-possession, the Black body, lineage, legacy, cultural production, Black womanhood, love, and communal care. a beautiful set of poems that will no doubt soar off the page in her live performances, where she thrives. *I was provided a time-limited digital loan of this title by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*

Giving this book five starts even though I'm only 50% finished because Jessica's poetry is just that damn good! I love this book, and her work is truly captivating!Update: Finished. Still amazing. 💖

Este poemario ha sido uno de los mas poderosos que he leído en toda mi vida, the hate you give es el libro sobre racismo que más me ha tocado, este se viene a posicionar en segundo lugar, la escritora ha sabido plasmar sus sentimientos a través de las páginas que vamos pasando, podemos sentir su furia, su dolor, su frustración, sus ganas y necesidad de un cambio, este no es un libro que te hará sentir bonito, por el contrario, te hará sentir triste y el hecho de que la autora de esta magnífica obra de arte logre hacerte sentir así es muestra de su gran talento.Estoy muy feliz de haber comprado este libro, no hay nada más bonito que terminar el año con lecturas grandiosas que te dejan satisfecha, esta fue mi gran revelación del 2020, ningún libro que haya salido este año ha tenido tanto impacto ni poder como lo ha hecho este, bien hecho Jessica 👏🏽 todo mi respeto para ti.

When reading books of poetry, it is not as though I go from page one, page two, etc. It is more like I pick and choose poems to read, I leave it, go back, leave it and return for years. This is another book of Jessica Care Moore's that I will return for inspiration and encouragement. The title poem "We Want Our Bodies Back" has a universal voice of women. Moore was the first Black woman poet I read that sounded like me and she continues to speak her own voice, her individual placement of poem on the page. This book is filled with poems that speak of the Black woman's experience, her creativity, pain, happiness, challenges, all in passionate poems. You will not question if this poet "feels" her poems, her passion and truth is shown.