poetry… Is it possible for poetry to be fiction? 24 Apr 202024 Apr 2020 There's a note from the author in break your glass slippers that got me thinking about the idea of poetry as either fiction or nonfiction. For most of my life,…
poetry… break your glass slippers by amanda lovelace 14 Apr 202014 Apr 2020 Ok, so it's no secret that amanda lovelace is one of favorite poets. I may have mentioned it a few times when I was reviewing any of her previous collections.…
poetry… Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better: Poems by Madisen Kuhn 30 Jan 202020 Mar 2020 That title. I am a sucker for a title like that. My favorite poems tend to be those that are a little raw by nature. They tend to break my…
Herstory… How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson 9 Dec 201929 Nov 2019 The format and style of this memoir is a lot like Jacqueline Woodson"s brown girl dreaming. The particular setting and type of story is a little different but it's also…
Feminist Commentary… the mermaid’s voice returns in this one by amanda lovelace 20 Jun 20195 Jun 2019 I have loved amanda lovelace since the princess saves herself in this one and she just continues to impress. I have an obsession with mermaids, so I was really looking…
Herstory… to make monsters out of girls by amanda lovelace 6 Jun 20195 Jun 2019 This is the third book of amanda lovelace’s that I’ve read and loved. Though the themes stay pretty much the same, there are enough differences in each poem and collection…
Recommendations Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson 13 May 201914 Sep 2019 This is the second memoir I’ve come across written entirely in verse and I have to admit that I do love the format. The first was brown girl dreaming. There…
poetry… the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur 25 Apr 201928 Dec 2018 Stars: 4 of 5 Honestly, I wasn't in love with the beginning of this collection. It had initially felt like a repeat of the first book. Though Milk and Honey had been…
poetry… God by Debora Greger 4 Apr 201912 Jan 2019 Stars: 4 of 5 I am intrigued by the idea of God in retirement in Florida. I grew up in South Florida, where so many people retire which made the…
Feminist Commentary… the witch doesn’t burn in this one by amanda lovelace 28 Jun 201819 Apr 2018 Review: While the princess saves herself in this one was good, it was nothing like this. This one hit me like a ton of bricks. I reread it three times…
