A review by rage_among_the_page
Oceans in Your Lungs by Zainab Omotayo Raji
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
Rating poetry is a challenge. It’s so personal and diverse. Who has the right to rate that?
Starting with the title, this collection was speaking my language. I suppose a few didn’t resonate with me personally, but that’s what’s beautiful about poetry and especially collections. Some cut deep, some stir up reflections, then you’ll run into one that throws you off course and the next takes you on a whole new adventure in your mind and soul. That’s what poetry should do, or at least what I look for in it.
It’s wild that so few words can give you such depth and show you who someone is. It’s a true art to express entire aspects of your soul without writing an entire detailed story. Zainab Omotayo Raji expresses waves of emotions and processes on these pages. I hope that more collections follow.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and of course the author (a true poet) for allowing me the opportunity to review. I’ll definitely be adding a physical copy to my collection!
Starting with the title, this collection was speaking my language. I suppose a few didn’t resonate with me personally, but that’s what’s beautiful about poetry and especially collections. Some cut deep, some stir up reflections, then you’ll run into one that throws you off course and the next takes you on a whole new adventure in your mind and soul. That’s what poetry should do, or at least what I look for in it.
It’s wild that so few words can give you such depth and show you who someone is. It’s a true art to express entire aspects of your soul without writing an entire detailed story. Zainab Omotayo Raji expresses waves of emotions and processes on these pages. I hope that more collections follow.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and of course the author (a true poet) for allowing me the opportunity to review. I’ll definitely be adding a physical copy to my collection!