Forty-two different poems by contemporary poets, along with vibrant and quite perfect illustrations by five different artists show us all sorts of reasons why our 'empowerment' might not be as good as we would like it to be and some of the elements that go to helping us solve or at least make better these problems. Fears of various kinds, racism, LGBT, different cultures, dyslexia, refugees - all and more are covered - and the central theme - consists of showing us how one's self-esteem can be strong even when life isn't treating us as well as we should like. Full of bright colours and interesting shapes, the pictures will take lots of concentration too, and embellish each theme beautifully. Courage (or empowerment) is something that all of us have to face from time to time, and this lovely and strongly produced anthology will do just that.