A review by tracyreads
Witches by Donna Lynch, Steven Archer
4.0
"We are in everything. Every story. Every century. / Every society. Every last corner of the planet. / Even if they call us by other names, we are what we are. / The gravest mistake is think we have slipped into myth, fallen into legend - / to think we aren't still moving through your mirrors, or waiting in the tangled woods." - Donna Lynch, 2017
Witches is a book of horror poetry written by Donna Lynch and fully illustrated by Steven Archer. In many of these poems, the inclusion of the illustration is just as important in order to fully experience each entry. Swirling colors, jewel tones, and no holds barred graphics really contribute to this symbiotic relationship.
Each one of these poems highlights a famous witch throughout history. Because I am who I am, I looked up various names and their history because I wanted, needed, to know more. Here are a few of my favorites from this collection:
The Bruja of the Winding Path
Some Like it Extremely Hot
Aleister Chose the Apple
Circe & Her Victims
Sycorax
The Harpy
Mother Tundra
The Last Temptation of Hester Prynne
The Green Queen of Thorns
Witches is a book of horror poetry written by Donna Lynch and fully illustrated by Steven Archer. In many of these poems, the inclusion of the illustration is just as important in order to fully experience each entry. Swirling colors, jewel tones, and no holds barred graphics really contribute to this symbiotic relationship.
Each one of these poems highlights a famous witch throughout history. Because I am who I am, I looked up various names and their history because I wanted, needed, to know more. Here are a few of my favorites from this collection:
The Bruja of the Winding Path
Some Like it Extremely Hot
Aleister Chose the Apple
Circe & Her Victims
Sycorax
The Harpy
Mother Tundra
The Last Temptation of Hester Prynne
The Green Queen of Thorns