I first came across Nikita Gill's work when I was in college and instantly connected with her words. Following her on Instagram is a treat because I get to immerse myself in her words. Wild Embers was a great edition to her books and contained many poems I loved.

Wild Embers is an incredible collection of poems and prose focused on the topics of love, heartbreak, forgiveness, mental illness, feminism, Hope, healing, trauma, pain, domestic violence, abuse, and, most importantly, self care. Nikita Gill has created a must read for all women fighting the battles of their daily lives, especially those who may have forgotten that they are courageous and powerful, a force to be reckoned with.

Basically, it is a well-rounded book of poetry. There was only like five poems I did not read but skim so that to me says that the sparks I was ingesting lit a fire within me that I felt the burn within each sinew of my bones. 

And I remembered my identity: a supernova burning bright to discover pathways and planets uncharted, in order to make a new way for those that come after me.

FREAKING LOVED IT.
I adore Nakita Gill's poetry.
Wild Embers was everything I imagined and more.

Poetry comes in many forms. There are poems spanning many pages, and some a mere few lines. Some with rhyming words being the highlight and some others simple- and hard hitting.
When I picked this book, I expected the same as I have been experiencing in most other books. Short poems, mere four liners...some meaning a lot, some making little sense at all.
But was Wild Embers that?
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing and creativity that has gone into this book 😍.. From poetry about the universe, love, self love and empowerment- it's got a mix of everything. There are some poems that left a lasting mark on me and am totally going to go back to them time and again.
The poems are anything but half hearted. They are impactful and mesmerising.
While I assumed the ones initially were going to be my favourites, the poems about leading ladies from fairytales and Goddesses stole my heart 😍.. It's a great read for any woman and it resonates deeply with conflicting ideas instilled by society. It is a poetic awakening as it shows us the shallow side of what the society has been feeding us.
It isn't a brutal, it isn't here to make a splash and vanish. But create ripples that will leave a deep impact on the reader.
Overall, this book was a breath of fresh air after a lot of "pop poetry". .

I love Nikita Gill and this lived up to my expectations. Her poetry always shakes you and stays with you time after you are done reading

Beautifully written! Loved the poetry. Her words are beautiful and strong. I will definitely be reading more of her books. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.

I am absolutely in love with this collection. From the beginning, Nikita Gill drew me in. From her poems on fairy tales and Greek mythology to the “present day” (though, let’s be honest, they all interconnect and are relatable beyond imagination), I was hooked. I will definitely be suggesting this collection to others, and I eagerly await what’s next.

Most people think poetry has to be inscrutable, or cast in gorgeous phrases. Sometimes, though, the poet just has something they want to say, and it needs to be heard and understood. Wild Embers is poetry - each poem gives that mind-expanding effect of seeing more than is said - but it's also simple. I especially enjoyed the first section, on planetary bodies, and found myself making frequent bookmarks.

Later sections were not as moving, but then, I've never experienced the trauma the poet is healing from. I admire her strength in sharing her hard-won wisdom; I recommend these poems to anyone who needs catharsis from a trauma and the perspective of someone who is moving through the cycle of healing.

I loved the cover and title of this, and was even really into the first few poems, which used a lot of science and outerspace metaphor to discuss bodies. But then the poems switched over into a trauma, psychology, not-really-poetry mode. At least, not literary poetry. If this is going to a be new thing in the world of Instagram and Tumblr poets who are really employing words to deal with trauma (and wow is the word trauma mentioned in this volume a lot, a lot, a lot)... well I think this is okay. But I don't know that it is poetry, exactly.

Fans of Rupi Kaur may like this (but some like Kaur that don't like others like her). Maybe the true test is if you liked both Kaur and The Princess Saves Herself in this One, then this is probably the book for you.

At the same time I don't want to blame the author or publisher for not meeting my expectations when there isn't really another thing to call it at this point. But I recommend creating that genre moving forward to help us readers separate out the therapy poetry from the other types.

An excellent and surprising new collection from one of my favorite authors. My favorite portion is where she retold story tells and traditional profiles of Greek Gods.

As I was reading this I couldn't help but fall in love with all of the poems. 
I enjoyed this book very much because it centered around self-love, recovering and the power of women and what they can achieve. 
There were a couple poems that were so powerful that it left me with watery eyes. 
I can defiantly say that self-love poetry books are the best, or at least for me. 
Along with, this author surprised me more than I thought she would. 
I loved the little poems that centered around Disney Princesses and a Twist on how powerful they were and not just about how they were dressed in pretty gowns and had handsome princes. 
On top of the princesses there was some poems centered around goddesses and how powerful they really were. 
I felt like a couple of poems could've been spread out throughout the book allowing for it not to sound so repetitive. 
I would highly suggest this as a book for anyone of any gender or age. 
There needed to be less repetition in her poems as I said as it would have allowed for not only me but others to connect more towards the book and feel even stronger emotions. 
A couple of my favorite quotes of mine are the following:
“She is alone.
And oh
how brilliantly she shines.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers
“Don't let a king
or a prince
or a fairytale
tell you you are smaller than that or who you are meant to be.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers 
 In conclusion, I enjoyed this book yet there was a little too much repetition throughout the book. 
I Give this book 4/5 Stars

Wow. The beauty of this book is indescribable. The metaphors, the messages, the raw truth of it all is beyond beautiful. Every woman should read this poetry collection. I loved it so much that I'll definitely be buying the paperback sometime. What an amazing writer.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wild Ember is a collection of poetry and prose written by Nikita Gill. This was my first experience reading anything from this author and I highly enjoyed it. I will be picking up more of her writing in the future.

My favorite section was that of the rewritten fairy tale heroines, these poem were magical and everything I never knew I needed. This poetry collection was filled with poems about survival, self love, feminism and healing. I really connected with what the author was saying and I think everyone should pick up a copy f this book, its beautifully written.

Wild Embers has become one of my all-time favorite poetry collections.

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This collection of poems is full of self love, strength and reminders that you are stronger than you think. There are lots of nods to space and how miniscule we all actually are. Reminders that what happens to you shouldn't define you.

It's a very nice collection for people on the path of learning how to love themselves.

There's a reason Nikita Gill has become such a force as a social media poet. Her poems are full of mantras of self-love and can give you strength you didn't know you had. Gill has a wonderful way of taking trauma and turning it into a place for growth and hope. This collection feels like a love letter to the reader. It would make a great gift to a teen or young adult woman that doesn't yet recognize her own power.

With her sophomore poetry collection, Nikita Gill has provided us with a much-needed dose of self-love, resilience, feminism and beauty. This is a deeply evocative and powerful collection that will resonate with a lot of us. I especially loved her feminist retellings of fairytales and Greek mythology. I loved this book and it is easily one of the best poetry collections I've read this year.

Wild Embers was beautiful! Seriously. I'm really glad I'm getting into poetry, because through reading it, I find a lot about myself as an individual. Poetry does, after all, push you to open yourself up and look inside. Seriously, ya'll. Nikita Gill should be on your radar, because she really writes some lovely stuff.

Before requesting to read this, I knew going in that I was going to compare Gill to my two favorite poets: Emily Dickinson, and Erin Hanson. Both, vastly different, appeal to me in wondrous ways, and are my forever "go to" poets. Therefore, I knew that Gill would have some serious competition - and I worried that I would end up being harsh with my rating. However, it's safe to say, that Gill nearly lived up to their talent - and I was pleasantly surprised.

The biggest aspects that took away from her writing was, for one, the fact that I felt like I'd read her ideas before. Nothing seemed original. And while this might also be the case with Erin Hanson's poetry, hers touches me in a personal way. I did not get that feeling from these poems...unfortunately.

Otherwise, I thought this was a well-written collection of poetry. I will definitely read more of her, in the future!

“She is alone. | And oh | how brilliantly she shines.”

We are the blood
of the witches
you thought were dead.

We carry witchcraft in our bones
whilst the magic still sings
inside our heads.

When the witch hunters
imprisoned our ancestors
when they tried to burn the magic away.

Someone should have
warned them
that magic cannot be tamed.

Because you cannot burn away
what has always
been aflame.

(“Witch”)


It is the law of the universe
that even ghosts understand
as long as they matter to someone
they still exist and in your heart
they stand.

(“Ghost Story”)

I really wanted to love this collection of poetry more than I did – although this isn’t to suggest that I didn’t enjoy it. Nikita Gill’s poetry is powerful, passionate, and fiercely feminist. With Wild Embers, she fans the flames of rebellion – against a culture so steeped in misogyny and sexism that it’s taken as the norm, the default, the air we breathe – and at a time when we need it, desperately. Whether reimaging sexist fairy tales and myths or challenging abusers – including her own – Gill’s words cut deep, to the bone. They’re also accessible and satisfying, in a way that poetry isn’t always.

Yet she often employs similar imagery and themes, such that the poems start to feel a little repetitive by the final quarter of the book. Less might be more here. Also, I wish she’d taken the idea of giving each part its own unique theme and run with it a little harder. The first section is so clearly about humanity’s relationship to the cosmos, the starstuff that coalesces in our atoms and spirits … and yet, with the exception of parts III and VI (fairy tales and mythology, respectively), she mostly abandons themes (or at least more apparent ones) after so skillfully priming her audience for them.

Overall, though, it’s a valuable collection of poetry, raw and full of hope and resistance.

Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication

Untitled I
Miracle
Multiverse
The Meaning of a Day
The Possibility in Impossibility
Growth
Dark Matter
Venus
The Sun and the Moon
Dark Days
Your Heart is not a Hospital
A Conversation with My Mental Illness
Unlearning
Black Hole
Ghost Story
Lonely
Endings

Untitled II
Witch
Magic
Dragon’s Breath
Sorcery
With Love From Midnight
The Art of Unmissing
Wolves
Your Trauma
When Love Dies
Burning
Why I am Magic
The Well Spoken Heart
Conjuring
Wolf and Woman
Anger
Learned Helplessness
An Ocean Called Healing
Baptism
Graveyards and Gardens
Your Torment Has Meaning
The Bones of Trauma
Homes
Forgiveness
Reminders about Healing
Toxic People
Reminiscences
Memories
Love and the Moon
Reinvention
I Love You
Statistics
For Her

Untitled III
Sleeping Beauty
Belle
Ariel
Snow White
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Alice in Wonderland
Heroes
Girls of the Wild
Untitled IV
Who You Are
The Epiphany
Loving What is Broken
The Becoming
When the Monster Calls
Survival
Journey
Boys will be Boys
Three Sentences
Hostage
Silence

Untitled V
The Truth about Art
Fire
Wild
Weathered
Why She Stayed
Her Skin
You are Everything
Desecration
Mythology

Untitled VI
Helen
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Persephone
Hera
Demeter

Untitled VII
Too Much
Daughters
Courage
Son
Self Care
Let Go
Secret Language
Fossilised Love
Hunted
Primitive
Precipice of Loss
Reset
Surviving
Therapy
Small Magic
Temporary
Pandora’s Box
Temple
Questions to Ask Yourself
Value
Pieces
Time
Belonging
Haunted
Nurture
Blossom
My Monsters
Never Forget
Fuel
Three Versions of You
Earth
Planets and Stars
Bedtime Stories

Acknowledgements
About the Author
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