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Yellow
Yellow is Chelsea Hui's debut collection of poetry, which was self-published by Chelsea in November of 2018. Yellow is a raw exploration of femininity and takes you on a journey through love, trauma, survival and healing. 'A love letter to her culture', as Chelsea likes to call it, Yellow encapsulates her struggles as a woman of colour and brings to life the experience of living between two cultures and what it means to call two countries home. It is a piece of work inspiring self-love, diversity and acceptance.
- GenresPoetry
100 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2019
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
January 16, 2019
I really loved this! It had some super beautiful and impactful poems, and a lot of poems I could really relate to. It was also feminist (<3) and I loved the illustrations. Overall, this was a really great poetry collection!
tw: racism, sexism & sexual assault
tw: racism, sexism & sexual assault
February 20, 2019
This book arrived today and I finished reading it.
A lot of Chelsea’s poems are so relatable. I can see myself through her poetry which talk about family, love, racism, and feminism. Perhaps because there’s a similarity in our background.
Btw, some of them makes me miss my mom and my grandpa so much. I got my eyes teary reading few of her poetry.
It’s so touching, brave, full of hope, empowering and also heart warming 💕
Please pick this one up!!!
*Thank you Chelsea for gifting this collection to me.
A lot of Chelsea’s poems are so relatable. I can see myself through her poetry which talk about family, love, racism, and feminism. Perhaps because there’s a similarity in our background.
Btw, some of them makes me miss my mom and my grandpa so much. I got my eyes teary reading few of her poetry.
It’s so touching, brave, full of hope, empowering and also heart warming 💕
Please pick this one up!!!
*Thank you Chelsea for gifting this collection to me.
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May 15, 2025While not all of them were my preferred style of poetry, I was able to sense a great feeling of care that went into putting together this poetry collection as a whole and I truly appreciated that.
The introduction to the reader at the start of this made a lot of it even more impactful and I think especially that introduction and the longer form poems gave a great taste of Chelsea Hui's talent and I would be super curious to see more of her work, maybe even a novel or non-fiction.
Shorter form poetry, two liners aren't often my taste, however the longer ones did impress me.
If you enjoy that style of poetry a lot, I would highly recommend this one
My favorite poems:
-My Body, My Rules
-Happily Ever After...
-Chink
-Yellow
-A Memory
-To the Women of My Life
February 16, 2019
“ My yellow, is amber.....Beautiful, and one of a kind “
Chelsea herself is a piece of precious gemstone, Amber. Through her poems, she tells us about herself, her family, love, hope, women of cultural upbringing ..... I hope she can fulfill her wish to inspire the young ones to put their experience into words.
I love her words “ One day, I will learn the world......Remember everything and regret nothing “
I love the illustrations too. The clever little drawings can bring us to her pictures of thinking.
Chelsea herself is a piece of precious gemstone, Amber. Through her poems, she tells us about herself, her family, love, hope, women of cultural upbringing ..... I hope she can fulfill her wish to inspire the young ones to put their experience into words.
I love her words “ One day, I will learn the world......Remember everything and regret nothing “
I love the illustrations too. The clever little drawings can bring us to her pictures of thinking.
December 19, 2018
What a beautiful collection of poems. Each read provides you with a new perspective and a deeper understanding of both the meaning of every piece, as well as yourself as a human being. Definitely a worth-while read.
January 20, 2019
a lovely, eye-opening collection of poems. this collection tackles a range of difficult topics but handles them all so, so well 💛
February 11, 2019
Written with intelligence, poignancy, heart ache, warmth, and honesty. Complemented by gorgeous artworks!
February 15, 2019
A fantastic read - a collection of poems taking you through a compelling experience from the eyes of a truly inspiring woman.
February 19, 2019
Truly written from the heart.
February 20, 2019
a beautiful & humorous collection of poems that struck a responsive chord in the heart of its readers & a tribute to her culture.
July 7, 2019
I felt this book was a more tamed version of Milk and Honey with a sprinkling of the asian woman experience.
November 16, 2019
"The day i realised that life, is less about perfection, and more about authenticity, is the day I was set free."
Beautiful work.
Beautiful work.
May 16, 2020
Great poetry.
Loved every single poem.
Loved every single poem.
June 21, 2020
this speaks volume.
December 28, 2020
Really relatable poems on family, love and feminism. Especially as a third culture kid myself. And the illustrations are beautiful!
September 16, 2021
One of the top modern poetry/ prose collections I have read in awhile.
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