mallaeuswastaken's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this. Very openly and joyously queer, which was nice. Lots of quiet moments which paint a richly intimate life of the poet and his narrators. Everything feels very solidly located within an urban setting, which makes a nice change from the usual poetry I read and enjoy.
claire60's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes I don't understand poetry, don't @ me I studied it at university and it didn't help. I think for me poetry is like art, except that its a representation of human experience with words. In this collection John McCullough is choosing his words carefully to describe queer life in Brighton, some poems are magical, some I'm not sure about and others leave me bewildered. I do know that we need poems and art to reflect the life around us though and this he does well.
ohnoitsharmony's review against another edition
poems about queerness and bodies, nature and lady gaga.
mallaeus's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this. Very openly and joyously queer, which was nice. Lots of quiet moments which paint a richly intimate life of the poet and his narrators. Everything feels very solidly located within an urban setting, which makes a nice change from the usual poetry I read and enjoy.
amberlyswords's review against another edition
3.0
This first poetry book I have read. I like it and I did enjoyed it but I didn't love it also I think is would be better if it was bit longer. The cover of book was stunning and It was a quick and easy read.
quills_and_typewriters's review against another edition
4.0
‘I lie in bed and notice things: how each fingernail is a screensaver of somewhere I’ve never been, a white hill beneath a giant sky of pink ghosted with cloud, a country my hands have dreamed.’
McCullough’s work really is a joy for those who like their poetry a little more abstract yet still deeply rooted in emotion and the beautiful mundanity of everyday life.
McCullough’s work really is a joy for those who like their poetry a little more abstract yet still deeply rooted in emotion and the beautiful mundanity of everyday life.