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Broken Flowers - Robert M. Drake
Reviewing poetry is so hard, because each piece will be different for each person reading it. What resonates with one person might not be the same for someone else. I've wanted to pick up one of Robert Drake's collections for a while, and I'll be honest and say it was the covers that first caught my attention (they're all gorgeous). Last time I was browsing the poetry section, I picked this one up and flipped through a few to see if it was something I might like, and I thought it was 50/50, but worth a shot. Unfortunately, this one wasn't great for me. I liked it, and I will absolutely be picking up more of Drake's collections, but I was a little underwhelmed by Broken Flowers.
It was a bit repetitive (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), but one thing about it started to annoy me fairly quickly: so many poems that began with "and." I know, it's probably a really stupid complaint, but for me it was irritating after a while. About 3/4 through, some of the poems were giving me deja vu because they were similar to early ones. Again, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I wasn't loving it.
Despite the fact that this isn't a collection I loved, I have a ton of sticky tabs marking pieces I really liked. Some of the poems in this collection really struck a chord with me. Overall, I think it was a good collection, but not a favorite of mine. I'm looking forward to reading some of Drake's older work, and also checking out the upcoming novel, [b:Gravity|34470550|Gravity|Robert M Drake|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1488762501s/34470550.jpg|55592809].
Reviewing poetry is so hard, because each piece will be different for each person reading it. What resonates with one person might not be the same for someone else. I've wanted to pick up one of Robert Drake's collections for a while, and I'll be honest and say it was the covers that first caught my attention (they're all gorgeous). Last time I was browsing the poetry section, I picked this one up and flipped through a few to see if it was something I might like, and I thought it was 50/50, but worth a shot. Unfortunately, this one wasn't great for me. I liked it, and I will absolutely be picking up more of Drake's collections, but I was a little underwhelmed by Broken Flowers.It was a bit repetitive (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), but one thing about it started to annoy me fairly quickly: so many poems that began with "and." I know, it's probably a really stupid complaint, but for me it was irritating after a while. About 3/4 through, some of the poems were giving me deja vu because they were similar to early ones. Again, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I wasn't loving it.
Despite the fact that this isn't a collection I loved, I have a ton of sticky tabs marking pieces I really liked. Some of the poems in this collection really struck a chord with me. Overall, I think it was a good collection, but not a favorite of mine. I'm looking forward to reading some of Drake's older work, and also checking out the upcoming novel, [b:Gravity|34470550|Gravity|Robert M Drake|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1488762501s/34470550.jpg|55592809].
