an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind
daley-ward is uncannily attentive and in tune to the things beneath life. beneath the skin. beneath the weather of the everyday.
nayyirah waheed
It's been one of my favourites so far.
Florence Welch in W Magazine
Sharing is her form of survival. ... Yrsa's Jamaican and Nigerian ... Read moreheritage, femininity, sexuality and mental health are just some of the themes explored within this powerful collection of a woman facing tumultuous inner and external battles head on, delivered with a hard-hitting directness, yet with inflections of optimism throughout that are bound to touch readers to their core
I-D Magazine
The perfect title for a book that looks for that hard place between the will and the flesh . . . bone is a bounty of passionate and pained lines, narrators whose hearts have been turned, twisted, and sometimes stomped, but who remain open and willing - because how else could we live?
'Must-Read Poetry'
The Millions
[Yrsa Daley-Ward] is at the realm of a new wave of contemporary poets who inspire an unprecedented level of empathy and accessibility through their honest and raw approach . . . [A] powerful collection of a woman facing tumultuous inner and external battles head on, delivered with a hard-hitting directness, yet with inflections of optimism throughout that are bound to touch readers to their core
i-D Magazine
Yrsa's work is like holding the truth in your hands. It sweats and breathes before you. A glorious living thing
Florence Welch Simple yet potent
'5 Poets Who Belong On Your Instagram Feed'
Pop Sugar
Who decided that only a picture can paint a thousand words? . . . [Daley-Ward] examines the alchemy between mind and body - with subjects ranging from trauma to hunger to desire
Elle
Beautiful ... Moving ... Touching
Sarah Brett, BBC Radio 5 Live [bone] will hit you like a gut punch ... Some poems had me weeping; I printed others to pin to my wall for daily inspiration
Marta Bausells
Elle
Another stunning excavator of human heat and light, Yrsa Daley-Ward goes straight to the messy beating heart of animal attraction with bone, mesmerizing poems that strip bare the pain and beauty of negotiating longing, sex and love
Huffington Post
One of the must-reads of the year
Rohan Silva
Evening Standard
You may think poetry is not for you, but please push yourself a little, go out of your comfort zone and buy bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward ... You will thank us for it
Nihal Arthanayake
BBC Radio 5 Live
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