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A review by bubblewombat
River Woman by Katherena Vermette
informative
fast-paced
4.0
"this river is full
this river is family
this river is forever
because this river
of course
is red"
Giving this a four for the message, even if some poems were really close to sounding the same. It's not a lot of them, most are different, but yeah.
The writing style reminded me of Tanya Tagaq, but less graphic. Not a lot of rhyming poetry (the kind I prefer, nothing against this book though), but you can can feel it either way.
My favourite poem was probably "when Louis Riel went crazy", and generally all the longer ones spoke to me more than the shorter ones, that's where this author shines.
I'll have to check out Vermette's non-poetry books, and see how her style translates to fiction.
this river is family
this river is forever
because this river
of course
is red"
Giving this a four for the message, even if some poems were really close to sounding the same. It's not a lot of them, most are different, but yeah.
The writing style reminded me of Tanya Tagaq, but less graphic. Not a lot of rhyming poetry (the kind I prefer, nothing against this book though), but you can can feel it either way.
My favourite poem was probably "when Louis Riel went crazy", and generally all the longer ones spoke to me more than the shorter ones, that's where this author shines.
I'll have to check out Vermette's non-poetry books, and see how her style translates to fiction.