A review by panda_incognito
All the Words Are Yours: Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson

2.0

I don't write poetry, but I have a very high standard for it, and this collection is a joke. The photographs are awesome, and the aesthetic is nice, but this guy doesn't write poetry: he just strings together words that evoke memories and reactions from his readers. It's nice that this book has brought joy into people's lives, and some of these haikus had merit, but overall, there was no artistry or depth. Because a haiku is too short for any extrapolation or story, the "poems" were just the same five thoughts repeated in slightly different words until the book mercifully ended. This is not artistry. This is making a quick buck off people who want to feel literary and cultured by enjoying "poetry" that isn't art, doesn't say anything of substance, but pushes the right instant gratification buttons to make people feel something.