speakingskies's review
5.0
I'll put this out there right off: I am not a poetry person.
BUT
I saw Wright perform this modern epic of a poem live, and it was spell-binding.
Very powerful, and so evocative of the time it is set. Full of hope and anger and despair, it has stuck with me.
"What I Learned from Johnny Bevan" is an absorbing read, but is absolutely electrifying live. If you can manage to see Wright perform it, grab that opportunity with both hands.
BUT
I saw Wright perform this modern epic of a poem live, and it was spell-binding.
Very powerful, and so evocative of the time it is set. Full of hope and anger and despair, it has stuck with me.
"What I Learned from Johnny Bevan" is an absorbing read, but is absolutely electrifying live. If you can manage to see Wright perform it, grab that opportunity with both hands.
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