Daley-Ward, Yrsa

"From the acclaimed poet behind Bone, an exploration of how we can meet our truest selves, the ones we've always been meant to become Yrsa Daley-Ward's words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers--through her books of poetry and memoir, Bone and The Terrible; through her writing for Beyonc?e on Black Is King; and through her always illuminating Instagram posts. Now, in The How, Yrsa encourages readers to begin, as she puts it, the great work of meeting ourselves"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of poems in which the author questions her depression and mental state.

"This is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened--'even the terrible things. And God, there were terrible things.' It's about her childhood in the northwest of England with her beautiful, careworn mother Marcia; the man formerly known as Dad (half fun, half frightening); and her little brother Roo, who sees things written in the stars"--Back cover.