The Poet X
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins in 2018, featuring 384 pages in English. This novel-in-verse follows Xiomara Batista, an Afro-Latina teenager navigating her identity and voice in her Harlem neighborhood. Feeling unheard and constrained by her family’s expectations, particularly from her mother, Xiomara channels her emotions into poetry, using her words as a means of self-expression and empowerment.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of coming-of-age themes, as Xiomara grapples with her feelings for a boy in her biology class while balancing her family’s strict adherence to church laws. The narrative delves into social themes, including emigration and immigration, as Xiomara’s journey unfolds through her powerful poetry. This edition captures the essence of her struggle to be heard in a world that often silences her, making it a significant contribution to young adult fiction.
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National Book Award and Golden Kite Award Honor Winner!
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about.
With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems.
Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.
“Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation
“An incredibly potent debut.” —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost
“Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street
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