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What She Feels
This is not just another poetry book filled with cliché quotes. What this is is every emotion a woman has ever felt when dealing with love, but could never put into words. This is looking at yourself in the mirror. This is finally being able to look at your situation from the outside looking in. This is a look into the too often scarred hearts of our women. This is inspiration. This is hope.
- GenresPoetry
202 pages, Paperback
First published June 9, 2015
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January 31, 2016
This book, What She Feels, by Chidozie Osuwa is composed of a collection of poems. From the first couple of pages, I already immediately fell in love. Right off the bat, multiple poems were for the most part relatable; It was as if Osuwa was writing my thoughts onto paper and converting my feelings into words.
Each poem seemed to connect with the underlying topic of relationships—the dealing with difficulties and/or brokenness that comes during, or as a result of, being in a rather complicated relationship. The writer was consistent with this theme throughout the book.
Structurally, the book is split into about three parts. The first 95 pages are individual poems under the chapter, "SHE SAID-," the following page covering a single poem, under, "HE SAID-," and the rest of the pages are independent poems that aren't technically categorized under any specific chapter.
In the first chapter, my personal favorite, “SHE SAID-",” the pages are structured with a first-person point-of-view poem displayed on the top half of each page with a few lines of prose below, relating to the text above. I found this feature to be neat as one can get more context on the poem in addition to their own initial take on it.
On the other hand, the, "HE SAID," section simply involved a single, two-lined poem. I honestly thought this section would feature content similar to, and as plentiful as its former.
Alternatively, the remaining set of poems was not placed under one classified section, but they do follow the same layouts. Each of these seems to display snippets of scenarios, in an omnipotent matter, and the last word or so of each line rhymed with the previous/following line. All of these poems were about a page and a half each, without a statement provided underneath for extra content.
For me, out of the whole collection, I thoroughly enjoyed the section, "SHE SAID-"—not that the other sections weren't well written; Respectively, all of the poems had their own enjoyable qualities and stories behind them. Personally for me, however, I just related significantly more to the poems in the first half of the book.
As I mentioned earlier, I have thoroughly enjoyed the majority of this poetry book. Hypercritically, though, the only issue I had were typos I spotted on a couple of pages in the beginning. They don’t take away from the poem’s too much, but as I am very observant about small details like these, they were the slightest bit bothersome to me, as I would have expected someone to go over these before publishing the book—but then again, everyone makes mistakes, and it's easy for small things like these to slip!
Despite the minor errors I found, I would recommend this to others (in fact, I actually already have done so to a friend, and she fell in love with it from just the first couple of pages, like I did) due to how relatable I found these poems to be, in addition to how nice each page and each chapter is structured.
Those I would recommend it to would be those who in the past have been, or even currently are, dealing with issues in their relationship, or especially even just those going through a breakup. Ideally, teens, young adults, and middle-age adults alike will find this to their forte.
Each poem seemed to connect with the underlying topic of relationships—the dealing with difficulties and/or brokenness that comes during, or as a result of, being in a rather complicated relationship. The writer was consistent with this theme throughout the book.
Structurally, the book is split into about three parts. The first 95 pages are individual poems under the chapter, "SHE SAID-," the following page covering a single poem, under, "HE SAID-," and the rest of the pages are independent poems that aren't technically categorized under any specific chapter.
In the first chapter, my personal favorite, “SHE SAID-",” the pages are structured with a first-person point-of-view poem displayed on the top half of each page with a few lines of prose below, relating to the text above. I found this feature to be neat as one can get more context on the poem in addition to their own initial take on it.
On the other hand, the, "HE SAID," section simply involved a single, two-lined poem. I honestly thought this section would feature content similar to, and as plentiful as its former.
Alternatively, the remaining set of poems was not placed under one classified section, but they do follow the same layouts. Each of these seems to display snippets of scenarios, in an omnipotent matter, and the last word or so of each line rhymed with the previous/following line. All of these poems were about a page and a half each, without a statement provided underneath for extra content.
For me, out of the whole collection, I thoroughly enjoyed the section, "SHE SAID-"—not that the other sections weren't well written; Respectively, all of the poems had their own enjoyable qualities and stories behind them. Personally for me, however, I just related significantly more to the poems in the first half of the book.
As I mentioned earlier, I have thoroughly enjoyed the majority of this poetry book. Hypercritically, though, the only issue I had were typos I spotted on a couple of pages in the beginning. They don’t take away from the poem’s too much, but as I am very observant about small details like these, they were the slightest bit bothersome to me, as I would have expected someone to go over these before publishing the book—but then again, everyone makes mistakes, and it's easy for small things like these to slip!
Despite the minor errors I found, I would recommend this to others (in fact, I actually already have done so to a friend, and she fell in love with it from just the first couple of pages, like I did) due to how relatable I found these poems to be, in addition to how nice each page and each chapter is structured.
Those I would recommend it to would be those who in the past have been, or even currently are, dealing with issues in their relationship, or especially even just those going through a breakup. Ideally, teens, young adults, and middle-age adults alike will find this to their forte.
October 3, 2018
This read was very interesting as it was a male writing on the female perspective.
While the responses I could go without as it felt self-help ish, he executed the task at hand. I was especially pleased with how the entries translated from his Instagram page.
My absolute top two poems include "Avoiding Commitment" and "Us Against Them".
While the responses I could go without as it felt self-help ish, he executed the task at hand. I was especially pleased with how the entries translated from his Instagram page.
My absolute top two poems include "Avoiding Commitment" and "Us Against Them".
January 11, 2018
I enjoyed this book. Beautiful perspective and beautifully written.
December 30, 2025
Chidozie had a way to get into the mind of a heartbroken woman who just wants to be loved. This collection of poems is for a time in life where the relationship just doesn't make sense and you know that you have to make decision. At the end I love how he dabble into what He says and she's the perspective of both sides.
February 23, 2016
Great book but it seems like it's geared to hurt women; physically, emotionally and mentally. I'm neither but I still enjoyed it. Had a mixture of quotes and poems regarding relationships in a women POV.
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January 25, 2017Poems:
When the Story's Told
Conviction From a Broken Heart
Refusing to Settle
When the Story's Told
Conviction From a Broken Heart
Refusing to Settle
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