Official Review: Life's Harsh Reality

Juliet+1 · Post by **Juliet+1** » 09 Nov 2019, 19:16

I love poetry and read a lot of it. Just in the past 2-3 years, efforts to increase diversity in poetry journals has led to some very adventurous uses of language. The two poems you quoted looked fine to me, positively conservative.

AvidBibliophile · Post by **AvidBibliophile** » 25 Nov 2019, 13:37

You make a lot of really interesting points about the potential struggles between separate races connecting through poetic language of this variety. The raw and vulnerable emotions are likely capable of transcending most of the disconnect, but I’d likely have the exact same hurdles to overcome if reading this particular title. Thank you for the honest insight!

CommMayo · Post by **CommMayo** » 09 Dec 2019, 14:57

This book seems like a perfect example for why I don't review works of poetry. Errors or poetic license? Bothers me either way!

Dragonsend · Post by **Dragonsend** » 16 Dec 2019, 14:31

Thank you for the the detailed review. There does seem to be a message, and it is sad that there is still prejudice. The message seems powerful, or is it inflammatory? I might skip this one!

Valar · Post by **Valar** » 18 Dec 2019, 10:42

The poetry book is always difficult for me to understand. It's great that you picked the book. Although there are many errors, the emotions seem to be strong. Thanks for reviewing!

Infinite I · Post by **Infinite I** » 19 Dec 2019, 03:20

Maybe a good editor would have brought the charm in this book. Anyways thanks for your honest review

Jaime Lync · Post by **Jaime Lync** » 22 Dec 2019, 19:19

"The poetry has power to it, but I honestly cannot recommend this book to anyone other than an experienced poetry editor..." I just can't. Lol. Interesting review. Thanks for sharing...

Erin Painter Baker · Post by **Erin Painter Baker** » 26 Dec 2019, 12:29

It has been a super busy quarter at work, so I am just now finding time to get back here.
Thank you @tristenb, @LinaMueller, @rumik, @@Juliet+1, @AvidBibliophile , @CommMayo, @Dragonsend, @Valar, @Infinite I, and @Jaime Lync for stopping by and commenting.

Kanda_theGreat · Post by **Kanda_theGreat** » 29 Dec 2019, 07:13

I love poetry but then a plenty of typos and grammatical errors immediately put me off. This is an awesome book that will definitely do well with another round of editing.
Thank you for your honest review!

Saraion · Post by **Saraion** » 11 Jan 2020, 00:59

I love poetry and enjoyed reading it, this book is more suitable for those who are poets and poets who are not alien in the field.

Erin Painter Baker · Post by **Erin Painter Baker** » 17 Jan 2020, 13:09

@Kanda_theGreat - I agree. The book is important and powerful. But one more round of editing would help a lot.

@Saraion - I am glad you enjoyed the book.