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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Brilliant! Best poetry collection I've read so far.
In particular:
Fingerprints
Colourblind
Invisible Kisses
Immigration R.S.V.P
A Flock of Sound
Quiet Places
Let There Be Peace
The Actor's Voice
Patterns
Elephant in the Room
What If
I've probably missed some but I'm sure I will be rereading for the rest of my life, so will try to update.
In particular:
Fingerprints
Colourblind
Invisible Kisses
Immigration R.S.V.P
A Flock of Sound
Quiet Places
Let There Be Peace
The Actor's Voice
Patterns
Elephant in the Room
What If
I've probably missed some but I'm sure I will be rereading for the rest of my life, so will try to update.
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Death
inspiring
Really interesting collection of poems which I finished reading in a day.
I don't usually read poetry, but I'm glad I read this: my eyes were opened to the author's life and experiences so different to my own. I didn't feel a connection to some poems but that is always inevitable as poetry is so personal. Other poems I had to put the book down to reflect upon and absorb they were so powerful.
I would recommend to anyone who doesn't usually read poetry but is interested in broadening their literary horizons.
I don't usually read poetry, but I'm glad I read this: my eyes were opened to the author's life and experiences so different to my own. I didn't feel a connection to some poems but that is always inevitable as poetry is so personal. Other poems I had to put the book down to reflect upon and absorb they were so powerful.
I would recommend to anyone who doesn't usually read poetry but is interested in broadening their literary horizons.
3,5 stars, this book was amazing. There were poems that I read over and over again and there were poems that I didn’t feel a connection to. this book was written so good that I loved it sm.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Powerful and evocative. Lemn Sissay is a voice we should all listen to. The poems in this collection are thought provoking and astonishing in their construction. A superb collection.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
So many precious gems of poems which I can’t wait to re-read and fall in love with all over again.