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kaebae's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
There were so many pieces that absolutely moved me, as well as so many of the one-liners.
I loved this volume & I want to read more from this author.
I loved this volume & I want to read more from this author.
selmendoooza's review
5.0
so many good poems in this collection. so many moments I had to pause or blink away the tears. definitely will be revisiting this many times in the future.
first-read favorites: “the heartbreaker poem,” “born to embody it,” “almosts,” “lengua,” and “stay with me”
first-read favorites: “the heartbreaker poem,” “born to embody it,” “almosts,” “lengua,” and “stay with me”
veecaswell's review
4.0
Crown Noble, is the debut by Bianca Phipps, navigating the crossroads of familial ties and forgiveness. Phipps in her collection ruminates on the ways we are shaped as humans.
What I respect so much about this collection is the raw honesty of the words displayed in these poems. Lines throughout jump out and capture you as you delve deeper into these poems. Poems such as ‘Stay With Me’ in the collection run like the author is emptying her thoughts on to paper, and these thoughts spill out some wonderful lines such as ‘I spilt sorry like an accident’ - such a simple line but just leaps out in the text.
Throughout this book there are long form poems, and these are I feel where the collection really excels. ‘Stay With Me’, ‘When The Boy Says He Loves My Body’ and ‘Almosts’ are perfect examples of this as the writer indulges us in poetry that has incredible impact. I won’t lie after reading ‘Almosts’ I was in tears, capturing the grief and loss of losing someone in a way that is done so heartbreakingly.
Smaller gems include, ‘Stick’, Pro-Choice’ and ‘Another Note About My Father’ which are short but hit you in a way that just stays with you, that honesty seeping into the pages once again and striking you anew. Phipps here debuts a collection that leaves you feeling everything she feels and it’s not easy but it is incredibly crafted.
(I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review).
What I respect so much about this collection is the raw honesty of the words displayed in these poems. Lines throughout jump out and capture you as you delve deeper into these poems. Poems such as ‘Stay With Me’ in the collection run like the author is emptying her thoughts on to paper, and these thoughts spill out some wonderful lines such as ‘I spilt sorry like an accident’ - such a simple line but just leaps out in the text.
Throughout this book there are long form poems, and these are I feel where the collection really excels. ‘Stay With Me’, ‘When The Boy Says He Loves My Body’ and ‘Almosts’ are perfect examples of this as the writer indulges us in poetry that has incredible impact. I won’t lie after reading ‘Almosts’ I was in tears, capturing the grief and loss of losing someone in a way that is done so heartbreakingly.
Smaller gems include, ‘Stick’, Pro-Choice’ and ‘Another Note About My Father’ which are short but hit you in a way that just stays with you, that honesty seeping into the pages once again and striking you anew. Phipps here debuts a collection that leaves you feeling everything she feels and it’s not easy but it is incredibly crafted.
(I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review).
nuhafariha's review
3.0
Thank you to Button Poetry and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Available Aug 25th 2020
What an honor it is to hold someone's vulnerability between your own brown hands, seeing their pain and growth and beauty unfold in front of you. "Crown Noble", the first full length poetry book from Bianca Phipps is all of that and more. From describing her strained relationship with her mother and the death of her father to the sacrifices made to get her to where she is today, Phipps imbues her work with grace and love. There is so much love in knowing what we can and cannot forgive,
Available Aug 25th 2020
What an honor it is to hold someone's vulnerability between your own brown hands, seeing their pain and growth and beauty unfold in front of you. "Crown Noble", the first full length poetry book from Bianca Phipps is all of that and more. From describing her strained relationship with her mother and the death of her father to the sacrifices made to get her to where she is today, Phipps imbues her work with grace and love. There is so much love in knowing what we can and cannot forgive,
silasburke's review
2.0
Earnest but but not particularly deep to me. Lots of “the boy does this; the girl does this!”-type stuff. Clearly a person full of a lot of love which is nice
nostoat's review against another edition
5.0
poems about fathers will always make me feel some kind of way. poems about mothers too. poems about families most of all
leigh_reidelberger's review
4.0
Solid collection.
Button Poetry enticed me with a coupon code and I'm so glad I made this purchase.
I made lots of notes in the margins and will definitely read more than once.
Button Poetry enticed me with a coupon code and I'm so glad I made this purchase.
I made lots of notes in the margins and will definitely read more than once.
joss's review
3.0
This book of poetry is a really beautiful exploration of family relationships, grief, and the tensions within human emotion; both within us as individuals and between us and the others in our lives. It provides a touching and heartbreaking window into a family broken and torn apart, with particular attention to the mother-daughter and father-daughter relationship.
It's often very difficult to stand out amongst the ranks of modern poetry, but some of these poems felt completely fresh and original, with especially inventive and quirky use of form, presentation and language - some poems were throughly arresting.
However, there were a few poems that just didn't work for me. Sometimes this was due to (what felt like to me) an excessive use of repetition; repeated words and phrases. I know this is a particular style, and for some it works really well, and it certainly places emphasis on the central subject of a poem. But it often felt more like a gimmick than effective and that marred some of the poems for me.
Other poems sometimes felt distant from me as a reader, like the speaker held a secret that the reader is not permitted to access. Sometimes this was rectified with more information as the "story" progresses through the poems, and this was a lovely aspect of this collection.
In a sentence - this is an emotive and raw exposition of deeply personal experience, and it feels like a privilege to read these words.
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I received an ARC on Netgalley - all opinions are my own.
It's often very difficult to stand out amongst the ranks of modern poetry, but some of these poems felt completely fresh and original, with especially inventive and quirky use of form, presentation and language - some poems were throughly arresting.
However, there were a few poems that just didn't work for me. Sometimes this was due to (what felt like to me) an excessive use of repetition; repeated words and phrases. I know this is a particular style, and for some it works really well, and it certainly places emphasis on the central subject of a poem. But it often felt more like a gimmick than effective and that marred some of the poems for me.
Other poems sometimes felt distant from me as a reader, like the speaker held a secret that the reader is not permitted to access. Sometimes this was rectified with more information as the "story" progresses through the poems, and this was a lovely aspect of this collection.
In a sentence - this is an emotive and raw exposition of deeply personal experience, and it feels like a privilege to read these words.
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I received an ARC on Netgalley - all opinions are my own.
camilla_perotti's review
4.0
As one of my first approaches to the world of poetry, I was greatly attracted by this book. I approached with a very open mind, not really knowing what to expect, and boy it was a journey.
I really loved how the author easily switched between poetry and prose and I always found that her style choices were perfectly in line with what she was trying to tell and the emotions which she was trying to spark in the reader.
And she did, indeed, spark so many emotions. She told of family, grief and mourning, relationships, coming out, self-discovery…she really brought us on a beautiful journey with herself.
I want to thank Button Poetry and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I really loved how the author easily switched between poetry and prose and I always found that her style choices were perfectly in line with what she was trying to tell and the emotions which she was trying to spark in the reader.
And she did, indeed, spark so many emotions. She told of family, grief and mourning, relationships, coming out, self-discovery…she really brought us on a beautiful journey with herself.
I want to thank Button Poetry and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.