For All The Things I Never Got To Say - by Fanta Ballo (Paperback)

About the Book

From the award-winning poet, Fanta Ballo "For All The Things I Never Got to Say" is a collection of poems that tackles topics ranging from family to love and relationships to social injustices. Fanta uses rhymes and metaphors to talk about deep issues as they pertain to her and her experiences. She gives the reader a look into her personal life and takes them on a journey as she is figuring herself out. This book highlights Fanta's journey to loving herself and the heartbreak, the pain and the healing.

Book Synopsis

From the award-winning poet, Fanta Ballo "For All The Things I Never Got to Say" is a collection of poems that tackles topics ranging from family to love and relationships to social injustices. Fanta uses rhymes and metaphors to talk about deep issues as they pertain to her and her experiences. She gives the reader a look into her personal life and takes them on a journey as she is figuring herself out. This book highlights Fanta's journey to loving herself and the heartbreak, the pain and the healing.

Review Quotes

"For All The Things I Never Got To Say" is an affront to those who would seek to silence or marginalize young people. It is a love letter to blackness, queerness, and all of us who believe that being fully expressed is a form of resistance and self-acceptance is a pathway to liberation. - Torya Beard When I read Fanta's work I'm brought back to a time of discovery. A time of exploration. A common lived experience. A time of firsts. With each poem, I'm made to face uncomfortable truths and examine how those moments shaped who I am. Each piece feels like it was written to make us confront the things we have let fade to back of our memories. This is a collection of reminders and never forgets. Fanta's story deserves to be read. - Shihan Van Clief