Reviews

Rapture's Road by Seán Hewitt

angeliqueazul's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.0

cobhtachfan's review

dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

I wish I'd been able to read this in one go to give it the attention it deserves. The way Seán Hewitt uses nature is just so startling, making his own queer erotics out of nature. It's like if Gerard Manley Hopkins turned up in 2024. As well, We Didn't Mean To Kill Mr Flynn was a gut punch, the mix of verse with reportage feeling even more sickening because of how otherworldly the rest of the collection feels.

_jpmh_'s review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

madding78's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

lilym21's review

reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

talesofsamwise's review

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.0

savidgereads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

readbycallum's review

reflective slow-paced

5.0

ksangha94's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

God this was a gorgeous collection of poetry. Like Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream this is a hymn to the forest, to the river and to the things that come out at night that often reflect the queer experience. Amongst the natural landscape we are greeted with threads of desire, shame, reflection and education.

aar505n's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Another stunning poetry collection from Sean Hewitt - he never misses !