briannaruffino's review
4.0
This book is a must read! Emerson not only leaves you feeling broken, sad, shocked and even happy, but she also leaves you to sit and stare at a blank wall for awhile so you can soak everything in. I loved so many of the poems in here, and it was so cool to see pictures and drawings that the poet herself took and drew! One of my favorite poems is:
“He walks down roads
Like he doesn’t know he’s walking.
So he has no
-Fear-
Of
Tripping
At all.”
And
“His eyes felt heavy
His mind felt dry
And with one final thought-
‘I wish to die.’”
Emerson is a talented poet and everyone should give this book a chance because there will be at least ten poems you fall in love with and can relate to in such a beautiful way!!!!!
“He walks down roads
Like he doesn’t know he’s walking.
So he has no
-Fear-
Of
Tripping
At all.”
And
“His eyes felt heavy
His mind felt dry
And with one final thought-
‘I wish to die.’”
Emerson is a talented poet and everyone should give this book a chance because there will be at least ten poems you fall in love with and can relate to in such a beautiful way!!!!!
leonierhuleauthor112's review
5.0
Awww this poem was an adorable read I’ve actually loved how the words make a story and how Emerson made me feel emotional reading some of it I’m not a poetry fan but reading this was a awesome read well done!
wretchedtheo's review
dark
hopeful
mysterious
4.0
I have Feelings. More detailed review coming soon.
EDIT: So i actually finished this in...like...JUNE. And forgot to review it?? Treachery. So here you go!! I am mending the error of my ways!!!no longer may God strike me down!
Erratic and Unnecessary is a collection of poems by teen writer Erelah Emerson , which I received in exchange for a copy of my own book! I read it all in one afternoon - there's just something there's just SOMETHING about Emerson's writing that keeps you hooked. It's simple, but not really. You start out reading what sounds like a childish rhyme about insects, and then BOOM, there's a dead body, someone just got murdered, there's a witch keeping severed fingers in jars - you just never really know what they're going to write about next. It's crazy and strange and captivating, and I LOVE it. There were some issues with poor meter, but honestly, I kept forgetting to be critical because everything else was so interesting.
The poems make little to no sense at first glance, but it's as if there's always some hidden meaning poking out at you, something deeply visceral and secret, all tucked away. Some common motifs in Erelah Emerson's writing are insects, bones, plant life, and illness. I love their fascination with these things, as it makes their writing undeniably /theirs/. I look forward to anything else they decide to publish, and am so honored to feature alongside them in the There Is Us anthology that came out last month! But don't just take my word for it, check out the many poems available for free on their Instagram page, @poetry.rae .
EDIT: So i actually finished this in...like...JUNE. And forgot to review it?? Treachery. So here you go!! I am mending the error of my ways!!!no longer may God strike me down!
Erratic and Unnecessary is a collection of poems by teen writer Erelah Emerson , which I received in exchange for a copy of my own book! I read it all in one afternoon - there's just something there's just SOMETHING about Emerson's writing that keeps you hooked. It's simple, but not really. You start out reading what sounds like a childish rhyme about insects, and then BOOM, there's a dead body, someone just got murdered, there's a witch keeping severed fingers in jars - you just never really know what they're going to write about next. It's crazy and strange and captivating, and I LOVE it. There were some issues with poor meter, but honestly, I kept forgetting to be critical because everything else was so interesting.
The poems make little to no sense at first glance, but it's as if there's always some hidden meaning poking out at you, something deeply visceral and secret, all tucked away. Some common motifs in Erelah Emerson's writing are insects, bones, plant life, and illness. I love their fascination with these things, as it makes their writing undeniably /theirs/. I look forward to anything else they decide to publish, and am so honored to feature alongside them in the There Is Us anthology that came out last month! But don't just take my word for it, check out the many poems available for free on their Instagram page, @poetry.rae .
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