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vanessa_black_03's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
jessiekind_'s review
4.0
"Whether we are more or less bodied than the rule book states,
I anticipate us diving into uncharted lakes." - The Women's Private Looking-glass
Jen Campbell is a wonderful advocate for disability and queer representation in all forms of media, and this comes across so well through her poetry. I'm quite new to reading poetry and I am so glad I chose this collection as one to get me back into it, as there were some gorgeous poems that absolutely begged to be read aloud.
I particularly loved The Magician's Daughter, Hero, Hello, Dark and On Display at the Hunterian Museum.
I anticipate us diving into uncharted lakes." - The Women's Private Looking-glass
Jen Campbell is a wonderful advocate for disability and queer representation in all forms of media, and this comes across so well through her poetry. I'm quite new to reading poetry and I am so glad I chose this collection as one to get me back into it, as there were some gorgeous poems that absolutely begged to be read aloud.
I particularly loved The Magician's Daughter, Hero, Hello, Dark and On Display at the Hunterian Museum.
erinreve's review
Not my favorite, I couldn’t relate at all to any of the poems. If I did rate this, I would give it 2/5 Stars.
bgg616's review
4.0
Campbell is a British poet. Many of her poems contain words from a British dialect I haven't encountered before. Campbell grew up by the sea, and suspect she is from the north of England. I may be basing this on the fact she is friends with the book vlogger Simon Savidge of Savidge Reads who is a northerner and huge promotor of writers from that area.
Campbell's poems contain a strong feminist voice. Nature particularly environments near the sea is often present. She writes about people, women, who are invisible. Her poems are meant to savor and read over and over.
Campbell's poems contain a strong feminist voice. Nature particularly environments near the sea is often present. She writes about people, women, who are invisible. Her poems are meant to savor and read over and over.
jaclyn_sixminutesforme's review
5.0
I’ve been a big fan of Jen Campbell for a while, and when I saw her first full length poetry collection was being released I placed a pre-order immediately!
For those familiar with Jen’s work, you’ll find the imagery and whimsy of this collection a familiar comfort, while also delightfully pushing at the boundaries of your imagination. I loved the title poem and the dystopian strings it tugged at, but ultimately fell completely for the poems in the collection written in Geordie dialect. I actually read many of them aloud, surprising myself at how easily I slipped back into the accent! The Angel of the North was stunning, and having seen the giant sculpture of the same name guarding over the landscape, I loved the imagery Jen’s words evoked! Some of the images used across the collection included toes Morse coding grass, a “listening sea” and “lampshade mouths. Just stunning word combinations!
Having grown up not far from where Jen did, from a linguistics perspective this collection felt like a celebration of the English I grew up speaking. It was completely delightful and a joy to read, and I look forward to returning to it many times over.
For those familiar with Jen’s work, you’ll find the imagery and whimsy of this collection a familiar comfort, while also delightfully pushing at the boundaries of your imagination. I loved the title poem and the dystopian strings it tugged at, but ultimately fell completely for the poems in the collection written in Geordie dialect. I actually read many of them aloud, surprising myself at how easily I slipped back into the accent! The Angel of the North was stunning, and having seen the giant sculpture of the same name guarding over the landscape, I loved the imagery Jen’s words evoked! Some of the images used across the collection included toes Morse coding grass, a “listening sea” and “lampshade mouths. Just stunning word combinations!
Having grown up not far from where Jen did, from a linguistics perspective this collection felt like a celebration of the English I grew up speaking. It was completely delightful and a joy to read, and I look forward to returning to it many times over.
antoniak's review
My favourite poems were:
* Concerning the principles of human knowledge
"And I try to explain that all stories can coexist and I ammany separate thingsthat disagree with one anotherand that is ok."
* Hero
* The Bear
* Hello, Dark
"I can’t see myself then perhaps that means I can be everywhere and everything."
* Concerning the principles of human knowledge
"And I try to explain that all stories can coexist and I ammany separate thingsthat disagree with one anotherand that is ok."
* Hero
* The Bear
* Hello, Dark
"I can’t see myself then perhaps that means I can be everywhere and everything."
jennykeery's review
3.0
Jen Campbell is a bookseller, critic and writer that I've watched on YouTube for years. Her poetry is inspired by the darker side of fairy tales, and it was interesting to see how her taste in books and stories is reflected in her writing.