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  • If My Body Could Speak

  • By: Blythe Baird
  • Narrated by: Blythe Baird
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (83 ratings)

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If My Body Could Speak

By: Blythe Baird
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Publisher's summary

Blythe Baird’s If My Body Could Speak is a celebration of girlhood and all of its struggles and triumphs.

In poems that dig deep into sexuality, acceptance of the body, survival of trauma, and learning to love yourself in spite of everything telling you not to, Baird’s voice is a rich addition to her generation. Searing, soaring, and heartbreaking, If My Body Could Speak balances the softness of femininity with the sharpness that girls are forced to become.

Includes poems such as "Girl Code 101", "When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny", and "Pocket-Sized Feminism" that have been watched by millions online.

©2019 Blythe Baird (P)2020 Button Publishing Inc.
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Amazing!

The performance of this book was awesome. I appreciated the authentic worldview of the author. Her story and poetry are engaging and you will want to listen to continuously!

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❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for putting your experience into such a beautiful description of pain that others like me can relate to❤️

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Beautiful. Raw. Real.

Absolutely heart-breaking and hopeful. I work with teens and I’m going to buy several copies and hand them out—too important not to share.

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Absolutely beautiful

It's like my life written in a book. Beyond my expectations. I absolutely love poems and poetry books.

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powerful.

the woman who wrote these poems is the strongest woman to ever exist. thank you for being.

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I loved this so much

this book was amazing I can relate so much I had anorexia since 8th grade and was raped I finally started healing when I got pregnant with my daughter at 23 because I had to get better for her to make sure she is and will be a strong powerful women. this book helped me feel less alone in my struggle thank you so much 💕

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Amazing!!

Blythe is a beautiful writer and thank you for helping me feel less alone <3

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I could not stop listening

If you’re looking for an incredibly passionate, beautiful and wonderful listen then you have found it!

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Love how real these are

All of these poems are so beautiful and show the true struggle for so many girls

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