book reviews
Reviews of the best poetry books, collections and anthologies; discover poems and up-and-coming poets across all cultures, genres and themes.
Psychedelic đ”âđ« World by Rikki La Rouge
Psychedelic World is my first poetry book before Scenery of Society which would come years later. With this book I tried to get it published I sent it to all of the major publishers out there for example penguin publishing. There are two versions one is in English and the other one is written in Spanish. I did the illustrations for the work myself and it is true to the book being that it is a psychedelic drawing. I canât explain the meaning of the drawing other than that itâs just cool and a snapshot of the machinations of my mind.
By Revista Miko7 days ago in Poets
The Day I Stopped Romanticizing My Pain
For a long time, I believed my pain made me interesting. It gave my stories weight, my voice depth, my silence meaning. I wore it quietly, like a badge only other wounded people could recognize. When something hurt, I didnât run from itâI wrote about it. I turned it into metaphors. I dressed it in beautiful words so it would look intentional instead of unbearable.
By Imran Ali Shah9 days ago in Poets
The Year I Learned That Rest Is Not Laziness
For most of my life, rest felt like a crime. If I wasnât busy, I felt guilty. If I wasnât exhausted, I felt undeserving. Somewhere along the way, I learned that worth was measured by output, and slowing down meant falling behind.
By Imran Ali Shah10 days ago in Poets
