A review by yellowbinge
Caught in a Hazy Dream: Contemporary Tanka Poetry by Tiffany Mackay

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Publishing date: 23.08.2024
Thank you to Netgalley and Horizon Literary House for the ARC. My opinions are my own. 

I expected: A beautifully illustrated collection 
I got: Exactly what I expected
The book left me: Wanting to read more tanka

Poetry style: 
Contemporary tanka, visual poetry

Amount of poems: 
95 poems, one page each

Features: 
Full color "illustrated" pages, poems invoking an emotion or a memory (at least for me) 

Final ranking and star rating?
4 stars, A tier. These kinds of collections are always banges. I love full page coloration or illustrations already. A whole book with every page colored is a great treat for me. Every poem invoked a specific feeling, a memory, or longing for a special place. This was the perfect way to turn off my brain a little bit and just live in my own head for a while. 
Highly recommend it.