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chavonnwshen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
beca_reads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
A stunning collection of poetry focusing on the new cross massacre and Grenfell Tower. I always believe that listening to poetry is the best way to digest it, and through listening to Surge I got to hear and feel the emotion of the poetry. Some of the poetry is also closer to music so listening to it, you get a better sound of the rhythmic pacing, compared to reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
molliepop's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
An emotive response to Bernard's work around archive material documenting the New Cross Masacre. An imaginative re-telling, placing the individual at the centre. Beautifully written, strong command of different poetic forms.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder