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chiara_pio's review against another edition
3.0
"because it's easier to tell than the story that scares you. the one of joy, the one of how i've learned to listen to my sadness, to hold room for it without handing it the house."
annamcray's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
3iii8v's review against another edition
2.0
I didn’t feel anything gut-wrenching or deep from the poems in this collection, but I felt like they all had the potential to grow into something more. I think another issue contributing to that was the lack of poetic devices, like unique metaphors or unexpected analogies. Chisala relied a little too heavily on one of my least favorite techniques–hitting the “enter” button after a line to add emphasis. I’ve noticed it becoming increasingly persistent in most of the modern poetry books I read. I just find it to be a cheap and over-dramatic way of making something stand out. Rather than letting words speak for themselves, they are separated to make you pay attention to each one.
steph_redrum's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so glad to have read a 5-star poetry collection, it's been a while.
moomints's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.75
jencunn2024's review against another edition
4.0
This collection is for all women. It is a wonderful source of platitude, self-love, kindness, gratitude, grace/forgiveness, perseverance, bravery, courage, fearlessness, sisterhood, and friendship. I would recommend this as a gift for other women in your life and to yourself. The audio is read by the author and is also wonderful.
theseventhl's review against another edition
4.0
Book content warnings: parental abuse; partner abuse; mentions of self-harm.
This is my first Upile Chisala book of poetry, and it's one of the few examples of this style of poetry that has been published in the past 5-10 years that I've really enjoyed. Not every poem got to me - but that's usually the case with me and poetry books, there's never been a books of poetry that gets to me with every single poem, and that's okay - but the ones that did, really hit me where it counts. I almost wish I hadn't bought it originally for a good friend of mine as a gift, because I could have easily held onto this book and sank deeper into some of these poems like they were flotation devices made to save me. A lot of beautiful, emotionally open and honest poems that got me. I hope my friend enjoys it as much as I did.
This is my first Upile Chisala book of poetry, and it's one of the few examples of this style of poetry that has been published in the past 5-10 years that I've really enjoyed. Not every poem got to me - but that's usually the case with me and poetry books, there's never been a books of poetry that gets to me with every single poem, and that's okay - but the ones that did, really hit me where it counts. I almost wish I hadn't bought it originally for a good friend of mine as a gift, because I could have easily held onto this book and sank deeper into some of these poems like they were flotation devices made to save me. A lot of beautiful, emotionally open and honest poems that got me. I hope my friend enjoys it as much as I did.