3 out of 4 stars
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Fancy Pants Poetry Volume 2 by Agostino Scafidi is his second book in a poetry series, following Fancy Pants poetry. Aesthetically, the book is pretty and has a nice font for the title, (even though you should not judge a book by its cover!) and I was intrigued by the unique title. I am always drawn to poetry and I was excited to discover a new book of poetry that I could get my hands on. Upon first opening the book, I was even more delighted to discover that it was all free-verse poetry. Free-verse poetry is hard to tackle, but I think Scafidi really makes his work flow without the usage of rhyme.
One of the downfalls of this book is the fact that most of the poems are very short and some leave you wondering what exactly is going on. Most of the poems in this collection are rather dark and strange, yet others seem to be like a puzzle. A few of them did not seem to be poems at all, but rather reflections or questions about the world. Despite this, the poems are well-written and the format is appealing. Throughout the book, I couldn't find a single grammatical error or formatting mishap.
The book has about fifty or so poems, yet they are all short so it is a pretty quick read. To be honest, this just is not my kind of poetry. I can not say there are not people out there that do enjoy these intellectual puzzle-like poems, but there is a fair warning that these poems are not full of imagery, personification and metaphors. Throughout the book, I was craving more detail in the poems because most of them don't seem to be telling a story or making a point at all.
Some of the poems are enlightening and the entire book invokes a vast amount of emotions in the reader. Although, most of these emotions are dark and depressing. Regardless, this collection of poetry will definitely make you sit down and ponder things!
Overall, I would recommend this to a fellow poetry-lover, but definitely not to someone who is not used to reading poetry for pleasure. The poems in Fancy Pants Volume 2 are either a hit-or-miss. Some of them you'll love, and others will most likely make you feel depressed.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
The book was well-written, interesting, and aesthetically enjoyable. Although, I did not love all of the poems in this collection.
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Fancy Pants Poetry Volume Two
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