Simultaneously, this compilation unpacks the contentious relationship that exists between RoísiÔn and her mother, her platonic and romantic heartbreaks, and the cognitive dissonance felt as a result of being so divided among her broad spectrum of identities. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. I also really loved the artwork, i think the cover and inside art is really beautiful and goes with the book contents really well. Roisin's] writing is intensely vulnerable and through revealing her own experience she reflects so many others.

I would highly recommend this collection to any fans of poetry , or just if you want a collection as a starting point i would recommend this one too. This is just such a bold and brilliant collection, that explores so much and the writing flows really well too. Simultaneously, this compilation unpacks the contentious relationship that exists between Ro´isi´n and her mother, her platonic and romantic heartbreaks, and the cognitive dissonance felt as a result of being so divided among her broad spectrum of identities.The greatest scam is us believing that you’re better than us, when you stole all that we were and sold it back, convincing us of our inferiority, spitting on our graves.

Over the summer, I saw a few Bookstagram accounts raving about early review copies of Fariha Róisín’s How to Cure a Ghost. There is no doubt however that the poems in How to Cure a Ghost are very personal to the author and came from the heart.The “ghost” she attempts to cure stands for many things: white supremacy, her mother, the patriarchy, Islamophobia, unkindness, her ancestors… Ultimately, it’s a book about survival, dedicated to survivors.

I can tell the poems are really personal and meaningful to the author and others with a similar experience. Fariha Roisin’s words combined with gorgeous detail by Monica Ramos and design by Diane Shaw is eye-catching and demands to be heard. To be completely honest, so far I find myself finding bits and pieces of her works that are really nice; complimentary in a way.The thing is that those poems weren’t that great and the solipsistic emotional ones were her mediocre best.