"Small Crimes" by Andrea Jurjevic
“Small Crimes” was an interesting book of poetry. There are many
small and some longer poems that really pack a punch as you read. I am a person
who has a strong stomach. Usually, poetry does not make me feel emotional, but
I did notice a bit of emotion being felt by myself. Andrea’s poetry is very sad
and emotional, painting a very clear picture of the events that shaped her
life. Many of the poems in this book are really well written, and I enjoyed
reading them.
Her take on very important government events and affairs
that impacted her life was interesting, because it does not relate to my own
life. There is lots of foreign language used in the book, translated in the
index at the back of the book. There are also dates and times that help you
understand the events that she is writing about. Some of the poetry was very
dark and emotional, so that's where my love for poetry differs. I love happy
poetry, but this poetry by Andrea was very dark and sad. It is still enjoyable
poetry, and it was written very well. Unfortunately, this is just not poetry I
choose to read on my own.
I did notice that some of the poems were too descriptive, as
if she added extra detail just to be more descriptive, but it wasn’t to a
positive affect.
I enjoyed the poems "Too Educated”, “Back When I Knew
How to Speak”, and “Hotel Scandinavia”.
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