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A review by bookcadaver
Fanged Dandelion by Eric LaRocca
5.0
Eric LaRocca has quickly become one of my favorite authors to date. Their works are able to provoke such deep, internalised feelings from me, and when I found out he has written a collection of poetry, I knew I would have to prepare myself.
I never know how to review poetry, as I know how personal it can be to write, especially when the words that are conjured are buried so deep within. I’m going to begin my rambles with a highlight I took at the very start, which was actually from the author’s introduction.
‘If you’re reading this and you happen to find your mind blossoming with a similar fanged dandelion, remember there are far more petals than there are fangs.’
Fanged Dandelion is a haunting and very private collection of stories that are vulnerable, painful and honest. I can’t even begin to understand the pain that LaRocca has put into these poems, but they spoke to me so profoundly. This collection has exposed me in ways that feel so surreal and personal.
Instead of myself stating what poems were my favorite, or going through each poem itself, I’m going to present the lines that reached forwards and pulled me into their grasp.
‘I loathe myself for
entertaining the thought
I want to be the one
holding the knife’
’I’m going to die wearing
someone else’s skin’
”Why do you think
about hurting the ones
you love so much?”
”when im better,” I say
he knows that won’t
be anytime soon’
This is a stunning collection that ensnares the consuming thoughts of mental health, the toxicity it can lead to and the loneliness that comes with.
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I never know how to review poetry, as I know how personal it can be to write, especially when the words that are conjured are buried so deep within. I’m going to begin my rambles with a highlight I took at the very start, which was actually from the author’s introduction.
‘If you’re reading this and you happen to find your mind blossoming with a similar fanged dandelion, remember there are far more petals than there are fangs.’
Fanged Dandelion is a haunting and very private collection of stories that are vulnerable, painful and honest. I can’t even begin to understand the pain that LaRocca has put into these poems, but they spoke to me so profoundly. This collection has exposed me in ways that feel so surreal and personal.
Instead of myself stating what poems were my favorite, or going through each poem itself, I’m going to present the lines that reached forwards and pulled me into their grasp.
‘I loathe myself for
entertaining the thought
I want to be the one
holding the knife’
’I’m going to die wearing
someone else’s skin’
”Why do you think
about hurting the ones
you love so much?”
”when im better,” I say
he knows that won’t
be anytime soon’
This is a stunning collection that ensnares the consuming thoughts of mental health, the toxicity it can lead to and the loneliness that comes with.
BLOG | INSTA | TWITTER