Reviews

Millefiori by Omar Musa

cinder_rain's review against another edition

it's SO RHYTHMIC. impossible not to read out loud.
love, love, love <3
also, I'm trying not to rate poetry books from now on, but this was really good!

taste_of_mace's review against another edition

4.0

There were so many poems that broke my heart.

kimswhims's review against another edition

5.0

First came across Omar's poetry
during the Canberra Centenary
His poem on the occasion was
so apt and exact
I decided I needed more of that.
Which makes me wonder
I've been so wrong
for it to take me this long
to enjoy these lyric love poems
and the fierce rap
This is powerful collection.
Highly recommended.

ktkeps's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

3.0

ell_double_u's review

5.0

beautiful collection of powerful verse. love it!

pat's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

If I fall off-track, I beg your pardon.
I had the best intentions when I started.
We know that the world is a horror story,
but we also know it's got love notes in the margin.

I'm still finding my groove when it comes to reading poetry - or maybe, when it comes to reflecting upon poetry. The fact that the poets are sharing such personal reflections can be striking - I sometimes feel like it isn't my place to be reading this, that I'm intruding. And Omar certainly has some deeply personal themes in here, alongside some cultural thoughts that definitely aren't mirrors of my own experience. But even though his world is in many ways different to mine, he makes it so easy to connect, to be lifted up by his words and feelings.

Here's one of my favourites read aloud (albeit too close to his face and with some background noise): Lanterns – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgv0z6YTtow