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A review by theliteraryteapot
Zaatar by Sofía Karámpali Farhat
emotional
sad
fast-paced
2.75
The topics were interesting and I liked seeing the poems as an evolution of the poetess' life, like a sort of a timeline. I appreciated some poems, only a few of them.
Unfortunately, this style of contemporary poetry is not my cup of tea. I don't think it's particularly very experimental but it's quite contemporary (having sometimes only one single sentence on a page). I'm not the biggest fan of the imagery used either.
On the other hand, I didn't mind how meta it could get though. I know many don't like this usually, but it's fine for me. Several poems were about writing poetry and I personally see this literary genre as a great powerful, impactful political tool to get your message across and let your voice be heard. The poetess' voice matters.
Unfortunately, this style of contemporary poetry is not my cup of tea. I don't think it's particularly very experimental but it's quite contemporary (having sometimes only one single sentence on a page). I'm not the biggest fan of the imagery used either.
On the other hand, I didn't mind how meta it could get though. I know many don't like this usually, but it's fine for me. Several poems were about writing poetry and I personally see this literary genre as a great powerful, impactful political tool to get your message across and let your voice be heard. The poetess' voice matters.
Graphic: Rape and War