Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different

Poems from Malika's Poetry Kitchen

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Pub Date 5 Aug 2021 | Archive Date 5 Aug 2021

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'We knew that black and brown bodies, working class voices, women's voices, did not have a space where they could be heard - and so this writing collective was a necessary and political act'

In the early years of the new millennium, poets Malika Booker and Roger Robinson saw the need for a space for writers outside of the establishment to grow, improve, discuss and learn. One Friday night, Malika offered her Brixton kitchen table as a meeting place. And so Malika's Poetry Kitchen was born.

'Kitchen', as it became known, has ushered in a new generation of voices, launching some of the most exciting writers, books and initiatives in British poetry in the past twenty years. Today, Kitchen is a thriving writers' collective, with a wealth of talented poets and branches in Chicago and India.

Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different is a celebration of Kitchen's legacy, an appreciation of its foundational spirit and a rallying cry for all writers to dream the future. The collection features breathtaking new poems by Warsan Shire, Inua Ellams, Kayo Chingonyi, Dean Atta, Roger Robinson, Malika Booker among many others.

'We knew that black and brown bodies, working class voices, women's voices, did not have a space where they could be heard - and so this writing collective was a necessary and political act'

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A really well done introduction like this deserves all the praise in the world! I had never heard of the poetry collective Malika's Poetry Kitchen and their work, but an introduction like this makes me want to watch a movie on them! Seriously though, would make a great film or TV show! I also added a lot of books to my list because of the introduction, and I'm probably going to buy this for a friend for the introduction alone.

I didn't love every single poem here, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to give it any less than 5 stars. There were different styles and subjects, and it was well-curated. I love good anthologies! I do have a favorite in here though, Vogue by Nii Ayikwei Parkes.

Thank you, NetGalley for a chance to read and review this!

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Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different is a collection of poems by poets from poetry collective Malika's Poetry Kitchen, with a wide range of poetry within its pages. The collection starts with a history of the collective, which is interesting and felt like a reminder of what people can do together, and then the poems themselves cover a range of topics and styles.

Having such a selection of poets and fairly short poems makes this an ideal collection to dip into, or you can immerse yourself into the whole collection at once as the book itself is also quite short. I enjoyed the fact I'd heard of some of the poets and not heard of others, and I particularly liked some of the poems that were using more experimental and fresh approaches to form and structure within a small space. As with any collection of different poets, everyone will like particular poems more; some of my favourites were 'For the Young Men Popping Wheelies on Southwark Street in Late Afternoon Traffic', 'London Fields', and 'Truncated checklist for a Gothic novel'.

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