A review by 1000journals
The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng

5.0

Christina Sng warns you from her dedication about how brief she'll be - this writing style took me a couple poems to get into, but once I got it, I got it. It seems like a fun game to her to figure out how concise she can be and still get a point across, and she plays the game well. I often found myself stunned at how moved I was from so few words. I experienced so many emotions while reading this: melancholy from the poems on death and change and mourning, joy from the nods to childhood tales, and speculative (of course) from the pieces on life after aliens or life after sun-death (I say 'of course' because Interstellar Flight Press specializes in speculative literature). If you like space, cats, fairy tales, and creepy dead things, this is the book for you! I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's new to and/or intimidated by poetry as well. I can't wait to pick up a physical copy when this comes out in a month!

Thank you NetGalley, Christina Sng, and Interstellar Flight Press for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.