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A review by greybeard49
Being Alive: the sequel to Staying Alive by Neil Astley
4.0
For some reason the star rating system has disappeared. I awarded the book 4 stars.
I really enjoyed this book. I am not enamoured with poetry anthologies built around some 'theme' - in this case life and it's developing stages. It seems a little synthetic to me. Is not all poetry about life? Anyway not a big deal.
Most of the chosen poems and poets I thought to be excellent and I was often surprised, in a good way, about the innovative approaches taken to structure and language by some poets.
I find that I never really 'finish' a good book of poems. If they have merit you always pick up the book again and reread what has excited you before. This book deserves that comment in spades and I know I will be rereading it for some time to come.
I really enjoyed this book. I am not enamoured with poetry anthologies built around some 'theme' - in this case life and it's developing stages. It seems a little synthetic to me. Is not all poetry about life? Anyway not a big deal.
Most of the chosen poems and poets I thought to be excellent and I was often surprised, in a good way, about the innovative approaches taken to structure and language by some poets.
I find that I never really 'finish' a good book of poems. If they have merit you always pick up the book again and reread what has excited you before. This book deserves that comment in spades and I know I will be rereading it for some time to come.