QUESTIONS FOR ADA

“In the short free-verse called Poem No.4, Umebinyuo explains the sentiment of sisterhood shared between black women — a special bond recognised not by blood, but through understanding “the kind of tragedies we both have endured / to come back into loving/ourselves”. In a world that thrives off the oppression of black women, she celebrates black sisterhood as the beautiful silver lining and an integral part of the black experience.”

— BRITISH VOGUE

“AMONG THE 21 MOST POWERFUL THINGS EVER WRITTEN ABOUT IMMIGRATION.”

— BUZZFEED ON DIASPORA BLUES

“FOR THE LOST, FOR THE FOUND, FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED, FOR THE LOVER, FOR THOSE DROWNING IN HOME. THEY ARE FOR ALL OF US.”

— WRITIVISM