The Feels of Poetry

If you're looking for poetry that not only puts your emotions on edge and thoughts in a spiral, but makes you want to tell your own story and experiences, these two are for you! Amanda Lovelace is a phenomenal poet--her words struck me with her first published collection The Princess saves Herself in this One. I found her ability to divulge her past and present experiences by using poetic diction to be so moving and relatable to my own thought process. I've been writing more poetry and Lovelace's first collection inspired me to do so (besides other poets). Her most recent collection came out earlier this month, the second collection The Witch doesn't Burn in this One. This collection holds even more past and present experiences, but also current emotions that I'm sure a number of female poets have expressed as well (along with women in general). I've found Lovelace's voice to be loud in her first collection, but even louder in her second one. I believe a poet's voice should be able to scream at the reader from the page, making an impact on their thought process and encourage them to think of things in new and different ways--Lovelace's collections display these characteristics to a tee. I'd highly recommend her collections, but I'd like to warn potential readers that there are a number of trigger warning topics (Lovelace expresses this in her few opening pages, to prepare readers for what is to come). Although the topics may be difficult to read for certain readers, I believe it's necessary for those with difficulty especially, because someone is giving other's a voice and a place to explore these difficult situations.

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