Mixed Rhythms and Shady Rhymes av Teresa Fowler

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<b>Mixed Rhythms and Shady Rhymes</b> is a collection of poems about growing up in a world you do not fit into. The poetry is literal, intimate, and often humorous. The author shares her unique perspectives on sex and race and her experiences of prejudice from what are often the least expected places.<br><br><i>Diaspora Dysphoria</i> and <i>Miss Appropriation</i> speak of what it is like to be ethnically homeless in a world where it matters more than ever to feel like you belong. <i>Uncivil Service, Nobody Gets A Pass,</i> and <i>Soul-Mush</i> convey the despair of realising that the prejudice that scarred many young lives often doesn''t end just because our school days are over. <i>Mixed/Other, Flat-Pack Diversity,</i> and <i>Woke Bloke</i> poke gentle fun at a world that isn''t as unbiased as it likes to think it is. <i>The Song Of The Pugilist Tree, Twisted Sister</i> and <i>The Life She Should Have Had</i> are deeply personal odes about the challenges the author''s family have face