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Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska

July 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Love at First Sight is actually a 3.5 rating, as I admit, I really did not understand a single thing I read. I even read it twice. Okay, I lied, I do know this is about lovers and chance meetings (or were they), but at the same time, the subtleties are what make this book a slow read. Therefore, I took a second read. Then I read the publisher description and then got most of it. I can then safely say this is not a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Beatrice Gasca Queirazza, Clare Cavanagh, Social Theme, Stanislaw Baranczak, Subjects & Themes, Wislawa Szymborska, Women Authors

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:412 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Beatrice Gasca Queirazza, Clare Cavanagh, Social Theme, Stanislaw Baranczak, Subjects & Themes, Wislawa Szymborska, Women Authors ·
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All the Names Given: Poems by Raymond Antrobus

December 21, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I was unable to finish this book of poetry by Raymond Antrobus easily or quickly. While I enjoyed what I read of All the Names Given: Poems the poetry felt repeated and best suited for a novel and not poems. This bogged me down, making me have to stop and analyze what was read. It was not something that could be consumed in one reading. Antrobus speaks on the page, as if he is having a conversation with you. Which is an interesting concept as […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: family, Raymond Antrobus, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:431 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: family, Raymond Antrobus, Subjects & Themes ·
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Not like I expected

Virgin by Analicia Sotelo

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have this as a rating of 3, but Virgin by Analicia Sotelo is more of a 3.5 rating. And not because this is a bad read, it is actually good. I enjoyed the straightforward text and imagery. However, sometimes she gets a bit “poetic” and too fanciful for my tastes. And while I like poetry, and “flowery” poetry has its place, I was not looking for it here. The mix of both straightforward and the flowery was not a hundred percent for me. Sotelo […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: american, Analicia Sotelo, Hispanic & Latino, Love & Erotica, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: american, Analicia Sotelo, Hispanic & Latino, Love & Erotica, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors ·
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A Dandelion by any other name probably wouldn’t be a dandelion, but these ARE great poems

Dandelion by Gabbie Hanna

October 30, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I did not enjoy Dandelion as much as the first poetry collection by Gabbie Hanna. However, the poems are still as raw and a deep look into one person’s journey. The only reason I am not as “into” this one is that they are more of the same. Adultolescence had themes seen before but done in a humorous and serious manner simultaneously making them fresh. Dandelion does that as well but leans more towards a few more serious poems in tone. This makes them a […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Gabbie Hanna, Poetry by Women, Social Themes, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:335 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Gabbie Hanna, Poetry by Women, Social Themes, Subjects & Themes ·
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I admit it: I didn’t get it. But then again, I got it like a hot stick between the eyes

Birthright by George Abraham

August 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have maybe 20-25 pages to go in Birthright and cannot finish George Abraham’s poetry collection. This has only happened once before, but that was because I was having a little trouble with the concepts of that other book. That poet had tossed out a lot of current events (just when they were starting to become hot/coming back into our consciousness) and there was a lot to absorb. This time it is for both similar and different reasons. This contradiction is throughout the book for […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: american, family, George Abraham, Middle Eastern, Places, Sexuality, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:253 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: american, family, George Abraham, Middle Eastern, Places, Sexuality, Subjects & Themes ·
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How one poet is finding his way

Forgive Yourself These Tiny Acts of Self-Destruction by Jared Singer

December 18, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Forgive Yourself These Tiny Acts of Self-Destruction has strong imagry. Jared Singer evokes great feelings with each poem. Perhaps you are not familiar with the subjects (nothaving experienced them personally) but they will speak to you. Perhaps you do not understand what you are feeling or even why you are feeling what you are feeling, but you will feel something. Just not something I can tell you what it might be.  A poem that touched me might not you and of course, the reverse is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Jared Singer, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:539 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Jared Singer, Subjects & Themes ·
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