Reviews

The Careless Seamstress by Tjawangwa Dema

asburris325's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

half_book_and_co's review against another edition

4.0

Dema teases out stories which are very familiar in an everyday sense but historically often are left out of what is considered to be art. Her collection is a tapestry interweaving descriptions of women in motion, their voices, and a multitude of allusions and references to preceding and contemporary art.

Full review on my blog: https://www.haveyouread.de/all-the-ghosts-of-life-assemble-before-us/

stunnerz25's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Tjawangwa is undoubtedly an amazing poet. Her unique way of drawing out poems from everyday life experiences and turning them into powerful pieces of poetry about love, sex, society, religion ,war and politics is exceptional. Most of these poems have more than a meaning or two. they bring out perspectives that would have otherwise been cast aside or not thought of at all.
my favorite pieces are *NOT NO BODY*, "BATTING" ,"MAMA", "THE OTHER" and YOU WHO HAVE FORGOTTEN