stuedb's review
4.0
Great little book, I'm new to poetry so although I really enjoyed this I probably need to re-read it at some point to understand it more.
I caught a book at Bookcrossing.com!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13086301
I caught a book at Bookcrossing.com!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13086301
hjenby's review
5.0
I think I need to read it again to get the full impact. Kinda weird watching a loving relationship fall apart when you yourself are in a loving relationship not without faults. [though we both read it and stayed together, so that’s a good sign!] [this is an old review, we did end up not together...what says this?] Also-beautiful art between chapters. Wish it hadn’t been black and white and photocopied.
courtney_mcallister's review
3.0
I think Saul Williams excels at spoken word. Encountering his words in text form creates a very different experience, but it is still rewarding and generally good. I feel The Dead Emcee Scrolls had a stronger sense of direction than She. That being said, there is something captivating about the fluid and associative relationship between these poems and prose interludes.
serenaac's review
5.0
She by Saul Williams is a collection of interconnected musical poems coupled with a collection of images from Marcia Jones that tells a story about a woman and their journey together. On his Website, he says, “This book chronicles my thoughts and feelings as a young man working through an early relationship with an amazing visual artist as we embark on adulthood and parenthood in the same breath.”
Each of Williams’ poems has a unique rhythm to it, and should be read aloud for effect. Each is as expressive as you would expect Williams to be in real life, becoming an extension of himself and his digital, visual, and audio art. Unlike other collections, Williams’ She is a story beginning to end with a prologue and epilogue and prose poetry. The nameless She is integral to the journey, a connection to the past and the future, illustrated through short lines and “out loud” cadence that screams to be read aloud.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/09/she-by-saul-williams.html
Each of Williams’ poems has a unique rhythm to it, and should be read aloud for effect. Each is as expressive as you would expect Williams to be in real life, becoming an extension of himself and his digital, visual, and audio art. Unlike other collections, Williams’ She is a story beginning to end with a prologue and epilogue and prose poetry. The nameless She is integral to the journey, a connection to the past and the future, illustrated through short lines and “out loud” cadence that screams to be read aloud.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/09/she-by-saul-williams.html
jesssireads's review
3.0
Well, this was seriously underwhelming and actually very confusing at times. How do we define poetry now days?
moonkissedtiger's review
5.0
Saul Williams was inspirational for me when I first was truly developing my voice in poetry many years ago. This was one of his books I never got to read and I'm glad I did now. His poetry is something you can keep reading over and over and come away with something new. Love his use of wordplay and imagry.
woowottreads's review
4.0
I seldom read poetry. It's not that I don't like it. I simply require a context in which to put myself to properly read it. So sitting at home on my couch isn't that context. But it's what I had, so I made due. Sadly, that means I didn't give Mr Williams HIS proper due, because it would have been better had I taken him to a cemetery or the lake or something.
I discovered him totally by accident on Pandora. And I liked what I heard. And then friends recommended him to me. So I hunted down this book. And it's a lovely little book.
The poems vary in length. Some are a few pages (never very many), and some are a line or two. The shorter ones reminded me of the Waukegan Pepsodent Conundrum, by a certain G.V.--interesting, pointed, a bit obscure--but it's poetry, so you can usually infer the emotional intent.
And the emotional intent behind most, if not all, these poems, is melancholic, tragic, a bit lovelorn. One, I do believe, is about molestation, and utterly heartbreaking.
I will continue to hunt down Mr Williams' writings.
I discovered him totally by accident on Pandora. And I liked what I heard. And then friends recommended him to me. So I hunted down this book. And it's a lovely little book.
The poems vary in length. Some are a few pages (never very many), and some are a line or two. The shorter ones reminded me of the Waukegan Pepsodent Conundrum, by a certain G.V.--interesting, pointed, a bit obscure--but it's poetry, so you can usually infer the emotional intent.
And the emotional intent behind most, if not all, these poems, is melancholic, tragic, a bit lovelorn. One, I do believe, is about molestation, and utterly heartbreaking.
I will continue to hunt down Mr Williams' writings.