I have a confession to make: I struggle with poetry. There is something about it that doesn’t quite “click” with how I process information. When I read poetry, my brain goes completely blank and I struggle recalling what I’ve just read. I feel like a kindergartener trying to solve a Calculus equation, when all I know how to do is add and subtract. I often joke that I’d rather go back and take Physics again than be forced to read poetry.
I can read Shakespeare, but even after one of his plays, I’m extremely fatigued, even though I often really enjoy his works.
And yet, here we are with a book of poetry. Book Publicity Services reached out to me and asked me if I was interested in reading Surviving Home by, Katerina Canyon in honor of it’s publication on November 9th. When I looked up what this selection of poems covers - growing up in a troubled home, prejudice, abuse, etc. - I was intrigued because it really ties into the discussion I had about A Little Life, The Wolf Den and Lolita. I was able to sample a couple of the poems before I received the hard copy and *gasp* Canyon writes in a way that I understand!
I’m excited to read this poetry collection this month and venture outside of my comfort zone, and who knows, it just may give me the confidence boost I need to read more poetry (I have a volume of the Bronte sisters’ poems that’s been glaring at me since 2019…)
Do you read poetry?
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