sg_halifax
Written on May 25, 2023
In the poem "Carefree", the author contemplates debt while jazz plays and the wind ripples a curtain. In "Brown Envelope", the upcoming journey of a piece of mail is pondered. Everything from depression and mental health to erosion and the food chain are explored.
The cleverly written pieces "A Knife in the Back" and "It's a Metaphor for Something Else" add a much needed edgy dose of humour and levity to this otherwise dark collection.
Not every poem is a 'greatest hit', but there are certainly more pops than there are fizzles in this anthology. If you are looking for a book of poetry that is offbeat and unexpected, this is certainly one worth checking out in my humble opinion.