A review by martharabura
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

Do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook version of The Poet X! This book tells it's story through poetry and it's beautiful poems are meant to be heard aloud with the cadence of the reader's voice and not just in the quiet of your mind. I haven't read much poetry before and I've never read a novel in poetry format but after listening to The Poet X I can't wait to discover more of this genre. The story is told through the poetry of Xiomara, the book's protagonist and budding poet. Her poems deal with the pain and struggles that come from being different and believing different than one's parents. Although Xiomara's story is her own, it is also a story that is universal at it's heart. A must read or better yet, listen.