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A review by missmansanas
Survival Songs by Brian Felix, Meggie C. Royer
5.0
Like most early buyers of this book, I followed Meggie on Tumblr. Meggie was my introduction to the honest, emotional poetry community on the website, and has always been one of my favorite poets.
While reading the book, it was so difficult to choose a favorite because they were all lovely and raw. That was until I found the poem that made me discover her blog was included here.
What I love about Meggie's poetry is that she speaks (and speaks very well) for those of us who once had a relationship with sadness, or still do. She affirms the feelings we have or had in a way that is real. Some like to think that we romanticize depression and disorder, but I think we are being honest. This is really how it looks in our head.
If you have ever loved, been loved, been unloved, been lost, lost yourself, found yourself, fought, won, failed--experienced something that “happens to everyone,” but for some reason feels like a giant and personal demon--then this book was written for you.
While reading the book, it was so difficult to choose a favorite because they were all lovely and raw. That was until I found the poem that made me discover her blog was included here.
What I love about Meggie's poetry is that she speaks (and speaks very well) for those of us who once had a relationship with sadness, or still do. She affirms the feelings we have or had in a way that is real. Some like to think that we romanticize depression and disorder, but I think we are being honest. This is really how it looks in our head.
If you have ever loved, been loved, been unloved, been lost, lost yourself, found yourself, fought, won, failed--experienced something that “happens to everyone,” but for some reason feels like a giant and personal demon--then this book was written for you.