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tinkertot's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
darrin's review
4.0
There are some very good poems and poets in these collections. It is hard to even list all of my favorites. One stands out, however, Elizabeth Langemak's, An Apology. She has published no books of poetry on her own, however.
I strongly recommend to anyone interested in finding new poets to read or just wanting to read a really enjoyable book of poetry.
I strongly recommend to anyone interested in finding new poets to read or just wanting to read a really enjoyable book of poetry.
chellyfish's review
3.0
Considering that this is the product of fined poem-submission by completely unknown poets, there are bound to be duds. And there are definitely duds.
Tarfia Faizullah's "Self Portrait as Slinky" was sort of wonderfully formulaic, using a common, universal (also, perhaps, outdated) toy as a metaphor for minority image and self image doubts.
The collection's opening piece by Hannah Sanghee Park, "BANG", was a really, really great study of word and phonetics.
Had the tone set by these two (among others, of course) been kept throughout, this would have been a five star collection. But I suppose that's always a pipe dream in poetry collections, and here as well.
Tarfia Faizullah's "Self Portrait as Slinky" was sort of wonderfully formulaic, using a common, universal (also, perhaps, outdated) toy as a metaphor for minority image and self image doubts.
The collection's opening piece by Hannah Sanghee Park, "BANG", was a really, really great study of word and phonetics.
Had the tone set by these two (among others, of course) been kept throughout, this would have been a five star collection. But I suppose that's always a pipe dream in poetry collections, and here as well.
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