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literaturelissy13 's review for:
Penguin's Poems for Life
by Laura Barber
I like to soak up poetry collections in possibly one sitting, reading poem after poem until I am so full of emotions that they transport me into a different world. This was impossible to do with this book, because while the poems are categorized by the issues they address, they are not in chronological order at all. Since I like to approach poetry from different ages in different ways, it was impossible for me to get into the "flow" of this book in the way I usually do with poetry collections.
This is in no means a bad book; you can tell that the poems were selected and organized with careful consideration. If you like picking up a book, flipping to a random page and reading one, two, maybe three poems before putting it back on the shelf until next month, this might be a great collection for you. But if you enjoy reading poetry like I do, then this might not be for you.
This is in no means a bad book; you can tell that the poems were selected and organized with careful consideration. If you like picking up a book, flipping to a random page and reading one, two, maybe three poems before putting it back on the shelf until next month, this might be a great collection for you. But if you enjoy reading poetry like I do, then this might not be for you.