Title: Wild Embers
Author: Nikita Gill
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Summary:
Nikita Gill's poetry has captured hearts and minds all over the world; her inspirational words have been shared hundreds of thousands of times online, been plastered across placards on international women's marches and even transformed into tattoos. This collection will showcase mostly unseen poetry and prose, delving into ideas about passion, identity, empowerment and femininity.
I have been following Nikita Gill on Instagram for a while, here are some samples:
Title: One Today: A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration January 21, 2013
Author: Richard Blanco
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
One Today is a commemorative chapbook of Richard Blanco’s inaugural poem, presented January 21, 2013 during President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony.
Review:
A mini review for a mini book (I think it's a total of 30 pages, maybe). I picked it up while at work on the library and read it during my break (in 15 minutes). I love poetry and I am getting more involved with history so I enjoyed the series of poems.
I saw it as both many poems and one poem that tie us, as a nation, together for a day. Nothing extraordinary, just a day in or lives.
I recommend for a poetry lover who doesn't want a big read or heavy interpretation.
Summary:
When high school junior Sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancer-in-training. Living in a strange city with a host family, she's deeply lonely-until she falls into the arms of Remington, a choreographer in his early twenties. At first, she loves being Rem's muse, but as she discovers a surprising passion for writing, she begins to question whether she's chosen the right path. Is Rem using her, or is it the other way around? And is dancing still her dream, or does she need something more? This debut novel in verse is as intense and romantic as it is eloquent.
Review:
This book is was a quick read, but also very emotionally deep. A lot of times with novels in verse the reader loses the feeling of the characters of the dialogue that we are used to, but this book keeps all of that and adds a layer that we only get through the lyrics.
4.5/5.0
