Oh yeah? Did you think I’ve just disappeared forever again?

It certainly feels like that given that I’ve been silent on the blog again, but things have been crazy again. A lot has happen in this few months, and while I’m around the corner with completing my yearly reading goal, I really need to focus on getting my reviews up to date on here as well as focus on the few reading challenge prompts I still have to mark off.

So off we go, here are some poetry collections I read right in the beginning of the year…

DISCLAIMER: This review could contain possible spoilers based on my opinions. All opinions and views are my own.

Empty Bottles Full of Stories by R.H. Sin and Robert M. Drake

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Thoughts:

I finally found a collection again by r.h. sin that I enjoyed. It was done with another poet, Robert M. Drake, so it could possibly be that the inspirational value shifted to align with his work but whatever was done, it worked. The title of the collection stood out to me as well as the beautiful cover and helped to overlook some of the pieces that weren’t as great. It was a mix of poetry and it was clear that there were two poets, judging from the difference in the pieces by each. That being said, very few pieces left me unmoved and I love that they didn’t come across as repetitive. I did enjoy Robert M. Drake’s pieces a lot more than r.h. sin’s but her pieces were still a lot better than most of the other collections I’ve read.

My Rating:

The book has a rating of 3.74 on GoodReads. I gave it a 4.

More reviews from r.h. sin

She’s Strong but She’s Tired – R.H. Sin
I Hope This Reaches Her in Time – R.H. Sin
Algedonic – R.H. Sin
Whiskey, Words and a Shovel 1 – R.H. Sin

Mini Reviews of Empty Bottles Full of Stories and Other Poems #minireviews #poetry #modernpoetry #poetryreview

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The Last Time I’ll Write about You by Dawn Lanuza

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Thoughts:

This is one collection that I’ll happily be adding to my list of favorites! I loved how the flow of the pieces was used to tell a story to the reader. Each piece had me moved emotionally; it was raw and real, straight from the heart. I felt happy, sad, lost, broken, awake, daydreaming, and heartache and this was just the tip of the iceberg. The poems have a deeper meaning to them, challenged me emotionally and the turmoil left behind was worth the collection. This was a collection I thoroughly enjoyed and it left me wanting to read more pieces by this poet.

My Rating:

The book has a rating of 3.59 on GoodReads. I gave it a 5.

More reviews from dawn lanuza

I Miss My Friends – Dawn Lanuza

When You Ask Me Where I’m Going by Jasmin Kaur

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Thoughts:

I found it very brave of the poet to come forward and share such personal pieces with the public, knowing that there could be plenty of backlashes to follow. The experiences shared in the collection aren’t easy to talk about and couldn’t have been easy to experience either. That being said, there was a lot of repetition between the pieces; the same message through different words. There have been a couple of books that I’ve read in the past that had the same themes as this collection, and this one didn’t really stand out much from the others – personal or not. It was brave to share but there weren’t many pieces that I could hold on to and savour. 

My Rating:

The book has a rating of 3.93 on GoodReads. I gave it a 3.

All the Things I Never Said by Mae Krell

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Thoughts:

I’ll start this off by saying that it’s a little weird to think that this collection was written by a 14-year-old. That being said, it was written by a 14-year-old. This wasn’t a great collection to read; however honest the pieces were, none of them moved me to the point of being able to relate to what the poet was trying to say. The same imagery was used for many of the pieces and there was nothing original to pick out of the collection. The collection gave me strong feels of teenager vibes (again, written by a 14-year-old) and had a Tumblr-style flow with cliches and repetition. I really tried to understand what the poet was trying to say but I couldn’t get past the idea that someone of that age couldn’t really fully comprehend the themes and emotions explored in the collection to give it proper sustenance.

My Rating:

The book has a rating of 3.60 on GoodReads. I gave it a 2.

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