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kit_kate's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
4.5
I had heard good things about this poetry collection and when I found a copy in my local library I decided to give it a go. I consider myself as quite a novice when it comes to poetry. I am slow, usually reading each page more than once, trying to digest the words as best I can but often with a feeling like I'm missing something.
With this collection I feel like I have read something special, with poems highlighting identity, the legacies of slavery, growing up in Hackney and deafness. On a first read some of the poems resonated with me more than others. When I found the notes pages in the back I looked up many of the references and read the poems again and I feel like I got so much more from them the second time around.
I would recommend this wholeheartedly. Raymond Antrobus shares his experience and perspective in such an honest, thought-provoking and direct way. Those poems that I feel will particularly stick in my mind include, Plantation Paint, For Tyrone Givans and Arose.
leanneymu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Beautifully written, meditations on family, history, identity and disability.
lilym21's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
oldandnewbooksmell's review
fast-paced
4.0
In this poetry collection by Raymond Antrobus, the author addresses his biracial identity, growing up with a drunken father, issues surrounding deafness and disability, especially revolving around policing and prisons.
There are many emotions that are displayed throughout this collection. Especially the author’s use of [caption poems] where Antrobus is inspired by the work of Deaf artist, Christine Sun Kim.
Overall, I really enjoyed the poetry and some will stick with me for a while, especially “For Tyrone Givans”.