Review: Worth an initial read, better when re-read  :0)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review of the work. I love poetry, all kinds of poetry. While I did enjoy this book of poetry, there were times I was a little confused and felt like it jumped around from being happy to sad to happy to sad to despairing. I just didn't fall right into the poetry and feel it with the author. I think that I am unable to relate to it simply because I did not experience something like it. I didn't have several loves who I lost and mourned and yearned for. I married at 19 and have been with my husband for 21 years. She is still young and full of longing to find that one true forever love in her life. I am 40 and way past such issues. So, crossing that generational divide is a bit of a jump for me. Reading back through the poems a second time, it felt like the flow was a bit more natural for me. Come to think of it, I think the short phrasing is possibly what is keeping me from really feeling what she describes, I am used to poetry with longer descriptive phrases that read more like a short story. In any case, this is a book I will set aside for a while and read again at another time. I often find reading a work multiple times will open new avenues of thought that don't present on a first read. I am very much looking forward to it.  :0)