Lullabies

I'm not going to play by the rules and write a proper review of this book. Poetry isn't supposed to be judged, it's supposed to be experienced. Lang Leav does not only write poems, but she's also an artist. Which is quite fitting because I often see writers as artists. They create art. And art is so......more

“There is a certain quality to words that—when strung in a certain way—has an almost hypnotic effect.” Lullabies was my second poetry read by Lang Leav, and save for a handful of excerpts, I was a bit let down. From what I recall of The Universe of Us, it was an enchanting collection with a number of......more

Stunning imagery! A study of contrasts! Q: Déjà Vu I saw it once, I have no doubt; but now can’t place its whereabouts. I try to think it, time and time; but what it is, won’t come to mind. A word, a scent— a feeling, past. It will not show, though much I’ve asked. And when it comes, I soon forget— this i......more

I love poetry. Always have. However, it's usually the classics that appeal to me (Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, the Bronte sisters, some German poets). Nevertheless, sometimes a contemporary poet/poetress manages to speak to me as well. Lang Leav was completely unknown to me and had it n......more