A review by gmwells
A Song for Every Scar: A Poetry Collection by Serena Morrigan

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

5.0

If you find yourself wanting to read more poetry but you want to be able to understand what the poem is saying, I highly recommend “A Song for Every Scar” by Serena Morrigan. This poetry book is meant for those who struggle keeping it all together. 

This poetry collection is done in a modern style, meaning that there’s no strange Olde English language and it’s easy to grasp the meaning of each poem. The six sections of this book go through feelings of depression, pain, numbness, grief, hurt, and hope.

This is a collection of very raw poems. The emotional weight of this book kept me reading it for a longer time than I usually would spend on a poetry collection, as I had to take many breaks. 

While Morrigan does repeat certain “stand out” words throughout the book, she writes the poems in a clean and creative way. And, though the poems are very personal to the author’s own experiences, I found myself relating to many of these poems, as well as several of my loved ones. 

My favorite poem is either “distortion” on pages 78-80 or “these hands” on page 173.
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