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Download or read book She Dreams When She Bleeds written by Nikki Tajiri and published by Nikki Tajiri. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is time to celebrate / It is time to menstruate” You will never look at your period the same way again. This book is an ode to women’s menses. Beautiful poetry with stunning, vivid artwork. Are you read to fall in love with your menstrual cycle? Just as we can love our bodies regardless of the shape, we can love our menstruation regardless of its frequency, flow, or pain. Poetry. Paintings. Period love. About learning to love our blood and our bodies and our cyclical selves.About defining our own menstrual experience.About period positivity and sisterhood. And a touch of outrage. More about the book: She Dreams When She Bleeds is simply put, poems about periods. The collection is over 50 poems; half of the poems are accompanied by vibrant alcohol ink paintings. The poems reflect the author’s reverence for periods and the power they hold, and follow her on her journey as she heals her relationship with her own cycle, femininity, and past period shame. Nikki inspires us to look past the mundane aspects of menstruation, and gather the spiritual and emotional wisdom that our periods can reveal to us. The poems explore themes of power, shame, sisterhood, societal expectations of women while menstruating, and celebration of first blood. Nikki’s poetry is simple, relatable, and poignant. Nikki’s paintings are a rich complement to her poetry; full of texture, movement, and color. This book would make an excellent gift for any woman – a sister, friend, mother, or daughter. A perfect coming-of-age book for young girls just starting to form their worldview around their bodies and their menstruation.