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kristianamr's review
5.0
Samantha Lucero’s work is stunning. I was introduced to her through Sudden Denouement and I have been an avid follower ever since. It took me far too long to purchase and read Six Red Seeds and I urge you not to make the same mistake. At least I know ‘good things come to those who wait’ is true.
Lucero finds life in the darkness. In the Introduction to this collection she mentions how often with poetry, you write a piece without always knowing the meaning or message yourself. This is the nature of poetry; it is a deeply emotional genre and relies on its poet knowing and unknowing themselves in equal measure. This tightrope balance is present throughout Six Red Seeds. Lucero has a clear style - dark, vivid and visceral. Each piece elicits a response; whether that be a brief ‘hm’ and nod of your head, or your eyes hungrily devouring every word and image. I did not feel like I was on the outside looking in. I was all the way in and I was heartbroken when the collection ended.
Lucero is beyond talented. She is gifted and she grafts to create art I’m not sure we always deserve. If anything, in a world which appears so dark, to have a writer who can craft such beauty from darkness, it is us who have been gifted.
Lucero finds life in the darkness. In the Introduction to this collection she mentions how often with poetry, you write a piece without always knowing the meaning or message yourself. This is the nature of poetry; it is a deeply emotional genre and relies on its poet knowing and unknowing themselves in equal measure. This tightrope balance is present throughout Six Red Seeds. Lucero has a clear style - dark, vivid and visceral. Each piece elicits a response; whether that be a brief ‘hm’ and nod of your head, or your eyes hungrily devouring every word and image. I did not feel like I was on the outside looking in. I was all the way in and I was heartbroken when the collection ended.
Lucero is beyond talented. She is gifted and she grafts to create art I’m not sure we always deserve. If anything, in a world which appears so dark, to have a writer who can craft such beauty from darkness, it is us who have been gifted.
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