Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace

Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda LovelaceFlower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on October 5, 2021
Genres: Poetry
Pages: 178
Format: eBook
Source: Library
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in her new standalone poetry collection, flower crowns & fearsome things, bestselling & award-winning poetess amanda lovelace explores the complexity of femininity through alternating wildflower & wildfire poems.
within these pages, you will find that each of us has the ability to be both soft & fierce at the same time. there is no need to choose one or the other.

two-stars

review

I made the decision recently to get back into reading poetry. Sometimes, I just want really powerful, hyperbolic lines. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace seemed really interesting and I found the author through some googling on top recently released poetry books. My local library had a copy so I picked it up, excited to dive in.

Unfortunately, my dive fell flat. Many of the poems seemed like angsty tumblr vague posts of a 13 year old. There was one that poem that I loved, which is the only reason I gave this an extra star – wild violet. That one really spoke to me and I’ll carry it with me as a mantra.

Should you pick this up? Honestly? Maybe for a teen daughter. For an adult? I’d skip it honestly or do like I did and grab it from the library.

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