I was contacted by the author to do this review.
First and foremost, the cover of this book of poetry is lovely. I love the background and image chosen for it.
You can see the artist’s blog here: http://klarocca2010.wordpress.com/tag/kimberly-larocca/
So…
Between the covers are hundreds of elementary, rhyming poems. And rhyming is cool, if you’re into that.
She writes about love and life and relationships… all very real, very humanistic, and each poem has a clear but simple emotion identified within it.
Truth be told, I skimmed through the book.
This is so hard; reviewing someone’s personal poetry like this is so close to reviewing the person themselves, and I don’t want to give off an elitist, snobbish, or harsh review because I think this girl is probably very beautiful in her heart and soul– and even physically (though I don’t know).
Don’t think I’m judging you as a person, Kimberly.
With regards to your work, here are some things I would like to encourage as you grow and diversify as a writer:
Try mixing up the rhythms of your work. It doesn’t all have to have the same pace or language. You can add depth to your emotional expression by using the words as… like a paint on a canvas. Mix up the structure.
Interweave language and embrace a thesaurus. Words are beautiful. Your experience is beautiful. Diversify.
Less short poems. More story writing within the poetry. Give me something I can chew on. Make me respond with breathlessness.
Thanks for reading, ya'll.
Miss Ash
