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A review by annemariewellswriter
Viva, by Definition by Larissa Freitas
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Larissa Freitas' debut poetry chapbook is a tribute to her late grandmother. At 22 pages long, its a brief but impactful read.
Though her words mourn her family's matriarch, they come to life on the page, pulling the reader in with their timelessness and sentiment. From the first lines of the first poem, Bença, "My grandma's skin / is my favorite weighted blanket," Freitas shows us what we, those still living on this Earth, should strive to live up to: living a life so full of love and meaning that our children or grandchildren feel called to write such a loving homage to our legacy.
"When minha voinha's rocking chair stops creaking,.../ the first thing I'll miss / will be the ground under my feet."
Just beautiful.
Though her words mourn her family's matriarch, they come to life on the page, pulling the reader in with their timelessness and sentiment. From the first lines of the first poem, Bença, "My grandma's skin / is my favorite weighted blanket," Freitas shows us what we, those still living on this Earth, should strive to live up to: living a life so full of love and meaning that our children or grandchildren feel called to write such a loving homage to our legacy.
"When minha voinha's rocking chair stops creaking,.../ the first thing I'll miss / will be the ground under my feet."
Just beautiful.