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celtic_oracle's review
2.0
Not my favourite era for poetry in general, hence the lower rating. There are a few standouts in here though — particularly “The Cattle Thief.”
mnboyer's review
3.0
More like 3.5 stars, but just not enough to push it over the edge to a full 4 star rating.
Let's begin with probably the biggest problem for me--the constant rhyming (at first) was not problematic. However, an entire book of what ended up at times feeling like forced rhyme started to get somewhat annoying. It just felt forced at moments where it did not need to be. Breaking the rhyme scheme here and there could have actually helped some of the hardened constructs that Johnson created.
There are a few good poems though, which were not distracting with their use of rhyme. "Good Bye" and "The Wolf" were both quite interesting. However, I think the rhyme was less distracting because they were shorter pieces to begin with.
A few of the first poems seem to be anti-captivity poems. In the first, a Native woman is kidnapped by a Native man, and she must rescue herself to get back to the love of her life. This was quite a fun poem, and something that read as unique. But, alas, a few poems do not make up for lots of the poems that get a little dull, forced, and seem drug out. The references to God were also somewhat misplaced, it seemed.
I would recommend those interested in poetry or Native poetry pick this up (it is free on Amazon as a kindle download!).
Let's begin with probably the biggest problem for me--the constant rhyming (at first) was not problematic. However, an entire book of what ended up at times feeling like forced rhyme started to get somewhat annoying. It just felt forced at moments where it did not need to be. Breaking the rhyme scheme here and there could have actually helped some of the hardened constructs that Johnson created.
There are a few good poems though, which were not distracting with their use of rhyme. "Good Bye" and "The Wolf" were both quite interesting. However, I think the rhyme was less distracting because they were shorter pieces to begin with.
A few of the first poems seem to be anti-captivity poems. In the first, a Native woman is kidnapped by a Native man, and she must rescue herself to get back to the love of her life. This was quite a fun poem, and something that read as unique. But, alas, a few poems do not make up for lots of the poems that get a little dull, forced, and seem drug out. The references to God were also somewhat misplaced, it seemed.
I would recommend those interested in poetry or Native poetry pick this up (it is free on Amazon as a kindle download!).
jeanettesonya's review
I can’t rate this one. I need to read more about Pauline’s life and context of the times.
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