Not If, But When
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Journal Entry 1 by veleta from Willesden, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, September 12, 2020
Ebook got through netgalley.com.
As this was a free ebook, I won't share it, loan it or pass it onto anybody. Don't ask as refusal may offend
The author has probably started this poetry (some drawings included as well) book inspired by her fight against Lyme disease, but the lessons from this poetry book touch way more than having a particular illness. I connected so much with how self-aware she is, and the humour in rough events.
AND the poetry is good in itself. Thins I wrote down reminded me of The Pillow Book.. The alliteration in Remember your roots, and let them root for you is made more poignant because of the play on words. I loved the irony and the different point of view, like the poem addressed "To the tick". She is very poignant, with the contradictions in feelings towards a chronic disease, like in "hiker praise." She is very good at games of words, like biotic/probiotic/antibiotic. (there is a short poem playing with this)
PLUS she doesn't mollycoddle feelings. She says it however she feels it, warts and all, specially she would like to have the same feelings of recognition than cancer patients. I read these poems on my kindle, so I cannot be sure, but I think that if you read these poems aloud, the rhythm in words and structure would be even more poignant.
The whole collection is a mixture of POETIC PROSE and FREE VERSE (as I have already mentioned, plus some drawings. Really evocative). And she is PERFECT in each instance using one or the other. To any potential readers, I would tell them not to doubt that this is poetry as its best, because the rhythmic prosody will jump at you. I really liked it.
As this was a free ebook, I won't share it, loan it or pass it onto anybody. Don't ask as refusal may offend
The author has probably started this poetry (some drawings included as well) book inspired by her fight against Lyme disease, but the lessons from this poetry book touch way more than having a particular illness. I connected so much with how self-aware she is, and the humour in rough events.
AND the poetry is good in itself. Thins I wrote down reminded me of The Pillow Book.. The alliteration in Remember your roots, and let them root for you is made more poignant because of the play on words. I loved the irony and the different point of view, like the poem addressed "To the tick". She is very poignant, with the contradictions in feelings towards a chronic disease, like in "hiker praise." She is very good at games of words, like biotic/probiotic/antibiotic. (there is a short poem playing with this)
PLUS she doesn't mollycoddle feelings. She says it however she feels it, warts and all, specially she would like to have the same feelings of recognition than cancer patients. I read these poems on my kindle, so I cannot be sure, but I think that if you read these poems aloud, the rhythm in words and structure would be even more poignant.
The whole collection is a mixture of POETIC PROSE and FREE VERSE (as I have already mentioned, plus some drawings. Really evocative). And she is PERFECT in each instance using one or the other. To any potential readers, I would tell them not to doubt that this is poetry as its best, because the rhythmic prosody will jump at you. I really liked it.
