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4.63 AVERAGE
4.63 AVERAGE
Beautifully written. An inside look into the author's soul. Some poems made me laugh out loud and others made my heart cry. Very descriptive language. A must read.
Did it really take me two years to read this book? Well, yes and no. I often start books and put them aside for another day. Sometimes it's because the book doesn't grab me, or I'm not in the right mood, or I don't have enough time. It doesn't matter. This I picked up and put down many times, read a poem here and there, flipped back and forth out of order, read straight through in the order of the book, etc. That's how I do poetry. I take my time, I turn it over and examine it a few times, I think about it.
Tamara's collection of poetry is fantastic. It is real, it is sometimes raw, and it is honest. She takes the reader on a journey through life and love that cycles between all of the highs and lows any of us experiences in life. I think what I love most about this collection is the perfect juxtaposition of hard and abrasive "street" type language with absolutely exquisite and delicate jewels - just like real life. This is stunning use of language, period.
This set of poems will touch your heart and soul in so many ways.If you read this - really read this - and savor it as poetry is meant to be, you will come away from it having experienced something truly wonderful.
Tamara's collection of poetry is fantastic. It is real, it is sometimes raw, and it is honest. She takes the reader on a journey through life and love that cycles between all of the highs and lows any of us experiences in life. I think what I love most about this collection is the perfect juxtaposition of hard and abrasive "street" type language with absolutely exquisite and delicate jewels - just like real life. This is stunning use of language, period.
This set of poems will touch your heart and soul in so many ways.If you read this - really read this - and savor it as poetry is meant to be, you will come away from it having experienced something truly wonderful.
rating: 3.5 stars
I found Tamara's work through the Twitter hashtag she runs every Tuesday (#writestuff). I took my time reading her poetry collection because its themes are emotionally heavy. This collection examines social issues like sexism, racism, wage inequality, infertility, and the American political culture and familial structure. Her poetry seems to speak from her own experience as a black woman living in the lower middle class.
I was born and raised a female in the lower middle class of the American South, so I related to many of these poems on a personal level. In fact, I started reading this poetry collection while sitting alone in front of a campfire in the backwoods of Northern central Florida. It was a fitting atmosphere for the absorption of the messages in this book. I found myself highlighting many, many phrases. Then my Kindle updated this year, so I lost all of those initial notes. *sigh*
This collection loses a star and a half for some grammatical errors and redundant poetic form. I actually prefer free verse poetry to preconceived poetic forms, however, I think every free verse poem should have a reason behind every punctuation mark, capitalization, and line break. The poems in this collection stuck to a similar free verse structure throughout when I think many of them could've been improved by a varying free verse structure. Having said that, I'd still recommend this collection; its language is lovely and its message is important. Give it a go.
I found Tamara's work through the Twitter hashtag she runs every Tuesday (#writestuff). I took my time reading her poetry collection because its themes are emotionally heavy. This collection examines social issues like sexism, racism, wage inequality, infertility, and the American political culture and familial structure. Her poetry seems to speak from her own experience as a black woman living in the lower middle class.
I was born and raised a female in the lower middle class of the American South, so I related to many of these poems on a personal level. In fact, I started reading this poetry collection while sitting alone in front of a campfire in the backwoods of Northern central Florida. It was a fitting atmosphere for the absorption of the messages in this book. I found myself highlighting many, many phrases. Then my Kindle updated this year, so I lost all of those initial notes. *sigh*
This collection loses a star and a half for some grammatical errors and redundant poetic form. I actually prefer free verse poetry to preconceived poetic forms, however, I think every free verse poem should have a reason behind every punctuation mark, capitalization, and line break. The poems in this collection stuck to a similar free verse structure throughout when I think many of them could've been improved by a varying free verse structure. Having said that, I'd still recommend this collection; its language is lovely and its message is important. Give it a go.
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Deep reflections about life and love from the black woman perspective. Great poetry.