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A review by illbefinealone
All of Us are Birds and Some of Us Have Broken Wings by Ojo Taiye
5.0
I received this ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. All opinions are mine.
This wasn't an easy or fast read for me. It might be chapbook of 48 pages, but the stories told in the poetry felt too important to me, so I found myself following along with the titles of the articles that a few of the poems are accompanied with, and finding out more. That's when the words of Ojo Taiye got even heavier, and I had to take a break to process.
The poetry is beautifully written. It's heavy, poignant, and eye opening both to what poetry can be, and what's happening in a part of the world that seems so far away from mine. Ojo Taiye plays around with the structure and style, sometimes focusing on emotions only, sometimes talking as if there are no emotions involved. That change of perspective, along with the vividly expressed metaphors, make the chapbook feel dynamic.
For me, this was impossible to put down. It's an experience that I'm glad I had. It moved me.
I recommend it.
This wasn't an easy or fast read for me. It might be chapbook of 48 pages, but the stories told in the poetry felt too important to me, so I found myself following along with the titles of the articles that a few of the poems are accompanied with, and finding out more. That's when the words of Ojo Taiye got even heavier, and I had to take a break to process.
The poetry is beautifully written. It's heavy, poignant, and eye opening both to what poetry can be, and what's happening in a part of the world that seems so far away from mine. Ojo Taiye plays around with the structure and style, sometimes focusing on emotions only, sometimes talking as if there are no emotions involved. That change of perspective, along with the vividly expressed metaphors, make the chapbook feel dynamic.
For me, this was impossible to put down. It's an experience that I'm glad I had. It moved me.
I recommend it.