diff --git a/micrograd/engine.py b/micrograd/engine.py
index afd82cc5..8de7c792 100644
--- a/micrograd/engine.py
+++ b/micrograd/engine.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import math
 
 class Value:
     """ stores a single scalar value and its gradient """
@@ -32,12 +33,14 @@ def _backward():
 
         return out
 
+    # __pow()__ changed to calculate the derivation of both Exponent and base
     def __pow__(self, other):
-        assert isinstance(other, (int, float)), "only supporting int/float powers for now"
-        out = Value(self.data**other, (self,), f'**{other}')
+        other = other if isinstance(other, Value) else Value(other)
+        out = Value(self.data**other.data, (self,other), '**')
 
         def _backward():
-            self.grad += (other * self.data**(other-1)) * out.grad
+            self.grad += (other.data * self.data**((other.data)-1)) * out.grad
+            other.grad += (math.log(self.data)) * (self.data**other.data) * out.grad
         out._backward = _backward
 
         return out