Yappings of a Yapper: Poems and Stories

<p><b><i>What if the messiest thoughts you ever had—about family love growing up and that odd feeling of not belonging—weren’t messes at all but magic?</i></b></p><p>In Yappings of a Yapper Jisna Abdul Razak strings together memory and meaning trauma and tenderness humor and heartbreak into a vivid tapestry of coming-of-age stories soaked in nostalgia rebellion and truth. Whether it’s the sting of a slipper-flung childhood the quiet rebellion against generational norms or the ache of losing someone you love too much Jisna invites you into her world with raw honesty and a disarming voice that’s equal parts poetic and punchy.</p><p>This isn’t a self-help manual. This isn’t a memoir. This is a heartfelt ramble through the alleyways of growing pains identity brown-girl dreams and the universal longing to be seen. It’s for the overthinkers the misfits the romantics who cry at waterfalls and everyone learning the art of saying “no” without guilt.</p><p>Sometimes loud sometimes tender—always real—Yappings of a Yapper is a love letter to the parts of us we were told to hide and a quiet revolution in every page.</p>