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I read this between June 16-29 & gave it 4 ⭐️ on Good Reads. There is no denying that Malee has a beautiful way with language.

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A little morning inspiration. ?

(I needed it after starting my morning with Sylvia Plath‘s "Berck-Plage," “which contains 126 lines of seemingly unmitigated malaise and funereal gloom” & “stands in many readers' estimation as one of her heaviest and least appealing works, even considering its autobiographical significance.” — from Jack Folsom in The Journal of Modern Literature).

#poemsbeforephones

#fear #poetrymatters
From one of my new poetry swap books ❤️

'playing cards‘ was one of my favourite poems. It reminded me of a quote from the show House, MD where Dr House somewhat cynically, and sadly, notes “If the wonder is gone when the truth is known, then there never really was any.” Both poem and quote speak to the metaphysicist in me, both perhaps taken in a different light than intended.

This is a lovely collection of poetry, mostly centered around love, both present and lost. The majority of the poems are less than a page long, which kept me reading along (“just one more”). By the end, I had bookmarked a dozen poems — including Citrus, Worth, and All at Once — as the ones that had spoken to me most. I anticipate revisiting this book in the future.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

#NetGalley #ARC

Next up for the #NetGalleyTBRAttack ♥️

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Thanks to NetGalley for access to this book.
A thoroughly enjoyable modern poetry collection about love, grief, heartbreak, and finding yourself again after the storm.