If My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando
Recommended by: Stephen Dilley/@stephenjdilley Form and Genre: Novel Length: 350 pages Summary: Hard-hitting but beautifully written novel about a Black British teenage boy’s experiences in prison and after his release, exploring some of the injustices in the criminal justice system and wider British society which disproportionately affect people of colour, but also showing how poetry can help people …