“Let’s Not Live On
Earth”
Written by Sarah Blake
Sarah Blake’s poetry is intriguing. I
was particularly intrigued by the cover of her book. Sarah’s poetry is very
feministic, full of women empowering poetry and positivity. This is not usually
the poetry that I pick up, but I was curious to see what this would be like.
I like it. I do, but because liking a
book on Goodreads equals to 3 stars, I feel strange giving these poems 3 stars
out of five. I hope you read my review and consider a 3.5 review, because I’m
definitely somewhere in the middle.
Sarah’s poetry is in no way my style,
but I definitely find it interesting. It can be sad, but it’s very serious poetry,
with about half of it being in prose. She mentions important topics like gun
violence, domestic abuse, anxiety, and early motherhood. There’s a poem about a
gynecological check up that made me lose my appetite, but it’s important
because she spoke about sexual health and awareness, which is a really
interesting topic to me.
Her poetry’s style is a little distracting,
but I think it adds to the vibe of the poetry. It reminds me of spoken word, a
beatnik poetry night, but this isn’t a bad thing. Romantic poetry is meant to
be melodic. This kind of poetry is supposed to make you feel a little on edge
and uncomfortable. I think a few of the poems are a little too full of shock factor,
but I admire her willingness to write about what feels honest to her.
*I thank Sarah Blake
and her publisher for sending a complementary copy of the book to me for
reviewing purposes”.
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