Digital Monsoon
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"None of this is the city. All of it is you," writes Siddhartha Bose in his new book of experimental...
Well & Badly Loved:A Queer Trilogy
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"This collection of short plays is a passionate response to the effect of Section 28 on the artistic...
The Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago
Abdul Alkalimat, Rebecca Zorach and Romi Crawford
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The Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago is the first in-depth,...
Disinformation
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Frances Leviston's first collection, Public Dream, was one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent...
Strong is Your Hold
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Galway Kinnell is one of America's most important poets. "Strong is Your Hold" is his first new...
Roxanne (13 KP) rated Grandma's Poetry Book in Books
Nov 14, 2018
I thought this was a wonderful collection of poetry written by a Grandmother for her family and for all the doting grandmommas out there. I requested this in order to see things from my own mother's point of view as she herself is a new nanna. The words were so heartfelt and I enjoyed the journey surrounded by gorgeous grandaughters and grandsons who the author loves very much.
The book is described as an emotional journey from beginning to end...this it did well but one of my two gripes was that in my personal opinion the poems could have been placed in a better order than they were. Just the odd two thats all, which would of made it flow a lot better. My second and last gripe was that I felt some of the words were only chosen for the sake of making the poems rhyme even if it didn't make a lot of sense. This gripe wasn't prominent enough for me to give this collection any less than 4 stars as I enjoyed it very much.
I did have a favourite which turned my face into this...
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...so emotional.
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This book was shortlisted for the 2015 Forward Prize for Best First Collection, Longlisted for the...
It's About Time
10.0
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Stanley Moss dedicates these poems 'to departed friends: human, canine, arboreal, avian', setting...
Roxanne (13 KP) rated Random Body Parts: Gross Anatomy Riddles in Verse in Books
Nov 14, 2018
I imagine this book would look really nice as a glossy, A4, paperback. Bright, colourful and attractive with cute little drawings and speech bubbles. Visually, this is definitely a winner. After reading this book I understand that it definitely isn't aimed at my age group, I'm too old and my daughter is too young *sad face* although I believe it's something I would of liked when I was younger.
I requested this because as a child I was fascinated with the human body and now...I just like gross stuff.
The poetry element was a nice surprise, although towards the end it was a bit of a mish-mash (are we learning about the human body or Shakespeare?).
If you're interested in the human body with an extra dose of ickyness then I recommend The Horrible Science collection. I love those collections!
Will We be Brilliant or What?: Songs & Stories: 2016
John Spillane and Christy Moore
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JOHN SPILLANE fell in love with singing when he was a small boy and now that he has written about...