Tag: poetry
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Book Review: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
After DNFing Paradise Lost earlier this year, my intimidation about picking up this book increased. I feared the same old-style language that hurt my eyes and brain, which, frankly, wasn’t worth it for a book I was only moderately interested in reading. To my relief, The Divine Comedy was far more approachable, and far more…
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Book Review: The Book of Disquiet by Fernado Pessoa
I’ve wanted to read this book for so long but I felt so intimidated by it. Given it’s one of those niche classics, I was so excited when an opportunity for a buddy read came along. I was glad to be able to go into it with someone and to be able to have discussions…
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Book Review: Finally This by Kathleen Byron Etzel
Finally This is a poetry collection that tells a story of love, grief, growth, and change. Told in three parts, the author reflects on different stages of life and experience. I won’t say there is a distinct plot to follow, but there is an emotional journey with a vague, linear story beneath…
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Book Review: Standing in the Forest of Being Alive by Katie Farris
I got this book through a blind date with a book promotion on Independent Bookstore Day. It hadn’t been on my radar at all, but it sounded interesting, so I didn’t wait to pick it up. It was enlightening to read about the experience of someone battling cancer, especially having had a family member with…
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Book Review: Your Silence Was Never Empty by Rabih Moussan
More than prose alone, this poetry collection presents as a stream of consciousness — the rawest, most relatable stream of thoughts you can possibly imagine. It can also be considered a form of self-help through the encouragement that builds from beginning to end…
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Book Review: Pieces of Me by Shaun Allan
Nothing hits quite like poetry, especially when it’s rooted in the human experience. Specifically, human emotions. Pieces of Me is a fantastic collection that explores themes of grief, loss, relationships, growth, and the search for peace and growth…
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Book Review: Vietnam as They Knew It by Jerry L. Staub
This might be the most unique book about war I’ve ever encountered. There’s something about poetry that brings you into a subject more deeply than other forms of writing. Poetry jumps straight to the point, the rawness, and all that surrounds it…