When Can We Be Soft?, Bobbie Isabel
When Can We Be Soft?, Bobbie Isabel
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When Can We Be Soft?
Poems of Female Resilience

Author: Bobbie Isabel

Narrator: Bobbie Isabel

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2023


Synopsis

In this debut poetry collection, Bobbie Isabel explores the pressure women face to constantly be strong, and the exploitation they endure when the world will not let them be soft. Employing a combination of free verse and more traditional forms, Bobbie expresses the female perspective of strength and resilience through pain, trauma, and ultimately hope. Within poetic expression, she has found her voice, as the poem "Keeping Silent" says, that speaks for the little girl she was, that comforts her tormented adolescent self, and that fortifies the broken woman she has been with boundaries of empathy and compassion for who she was at each stage and what she lived, understanding that her tears were not silent but rather screams of injustice.This collection of poetry comes from a place of pain; even the poems of hope grew from those ashes. Therefore, there will be subjects some will find difficult to read.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on April 28, 2023

From the very first poem to the last, I had to sit with each piece and absorb it. This is not meant for the faint of heart. This is not light reading. The poems will rip your heart open and force you to think deeper on society and the emotional toil put on women and girls (and so much more). The form......more

Goodreads review by Dartanyan on January 25, 2024

I felt the pain on the pages. Though some of the poems were tough to read, I loved and appreciated them all!......more

Goodreads review by H.C on June 06, 2023

If you enjoy poetry and strong women, these are the poems for you. A wide variety of topics and experiences covered in the poems. I will say I had to take a bit of a break halfway through because it got deep, but they evoke emotions and that is the point of poetry!......more

Goodreads review by Chrissyyy on June 05, 2023

As a survivor of domestic violence that technically shouldn't be Alice, these words are a balm and an awakening. Love the themes of feminine rage and redemption!......more

Goodreads review by Gracie on November 01, 2023

Such an amazing compilation of poetries in one book. I loved each section. Reminded how much I love poetry.......more