Home For Hurricanes, Nikki Murphy
Home For Hurricanes, Nikki Murphy
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Home For Hurricanes
A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose

Author: Nikki Murphy

Narrator: Nikki Murphy

Unabridged: 1 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Rebirth Press

Published: 05/06/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

* Best Book Awards Winner by American Book Fest ** Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention * Abandoned by her hustling father, raised by her devoted mother, then battered by the winds of loss, heartbreak, and sexual assault, awarded Diversity & Inclusion Leader, speaker, poet and author Nikki Murphy provides a sobering portrayal of both the jubilance and hardening of girls emanating from the ghettos, and celebrates their resolve to build free and whole lives in this riveting memoir-in-verse.In her debut poetry collection, Murphy invites readers to witness her hard-fought journey to find healing, love, and gratitude.No matter where you are in weathering the storms of trauma, you will be reminded you are built to withstand.
Reviews"This is brilliant and beautiful and touching all the parts of my heart that I reserve for the magic of black girlhood. I know I will be thinking about many of these poems for years to come.  I love that this is both a celebration of black girlhood and a testimony to their vulnerability. I feel seen." - Asha L. French, Ph.D"It's an honor to read her story. This book is a salute to poetry and the call for its return. Well done Nikki Murphy, well done." - Jeannine K. Brown, Author of Ignite! Your Best Year Ever: Six Strategies to Achieve More and Exceed Your Potential
About the AuthorNikki Murphy is an awarded Diversity & Inclusion Leader, speaker, poet, and author of her debut poetry collection, Home For Hurricanes: A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on December 14, 2020

Home for Hurricanes is a beautiful memoir in verse about identity, trauma, and healing. It is a collection that is by turns thought-provoking, gut-wrenching, and resonant. The author writes about being Black, about coming of age as a young woman, about experiencing sexual assault, and about finding......more

Goodreads review by Bruna on January 13, 2021

“every hurricane must be named so you don't soon forget destruction is never anonymous” There’s something about poetry that either makes me confused and bored, or makes me have goosebumps and say “wow” every time I turn a page. I’m happy to say this book falls into the second category. 4.5 stars First of......more

Goodreads review by Lulu on January 31, 2022

Beautifully written and heart felt. The audiobook made it that much more touching.......more

Goodreads review by Dre on June 10, 2021

4.5 stars 💕......more

Goodreads review by Callie (readitlikerory) on May 01, 2021

Thank you to Nikki Murphy for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I read this in one sitting. I couldn't put it down and was blown away by the quiet, impactful verse throughout. Covering Murphy's life from childhood to the present, the poems reflect on family, Blackness,......more