Malinda Markham

I am never quite comfortable 'reviewing' poetry, it's such a subjective thing. This collection is inspired by the author's 'fascination with Japanese language, art and literature' and perhaps that is why I found quite a bit of it obtuse.There are some beautiful lines in each poem but oftentimes, in the end, I'd wonder what it was about - beyond a collection of images. There are some exceptions which I found quite lovely.

There seems to be so many things that can affect the reading of poetry - mood, time-constraints, concentration . . .etc. Perhaps on a different set of evenings, I would've responded to them differently.… (plus d'informations)