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This week’s topic: Fandom Freebie
Decided to approach this week’s topic as a general freebie 😛 Seeing as it’s National Poetry Month, I figured I’d go with the topic of my 10 Favourite Poets 😀 especially as I’ve become such a reader in poetry in the last year or so (see poetry tag of all the poetry I’ve read and reviewed to date) *hearts*
In no particular order:
- Federico Garcia Lorca (see author tag) — I’ve loved his poetry for so long now that I can no longer recall how I first encountered his works. His poetry is haunting and beautiful and his use of imagery is so curious. I always recommend his stuff first whenever someone asks me about poetry because it’s just gorgeous.
- Rainer Maria Rilke (see author tag) — I got around to reading his poetry last year and really just appreciated the imagery he uses, that oneness with nature and with God. His Duino Elegies were especially sublime to read.
- Anna Ahkmatova (review) — I mentioned the story in my review but I actually did a bit of research around her works when I was writing my MA thesis but I actually didn’t sit down and read her poetry until more recently. And yeah, I was blown away, her poetry is wonderful.
- Osip Mandelstam (review) — Similar story to Akhmatova, I didn’t get around to reading his poetry until more recently and I immediately fell in love with his work, you could feel the toil and the struggle in his words, you can almost smell the air and feel the Russian soil that he speaks of.
- Christina Rossetti (review) — It actually took a second read of her works for me to fully appreciate her writing and her poetry. I mentioned it on Instagram (see post) but I especially love her poem “A Chill Blank World.” That last line, you guys
- Vera Pavlova — My review of her poetry book If There Is Something to Desire won’t be going live until next week but suffice to say I really enjoyed her poetry, the themes range from love to motherhood to womanhood. Can’t wait to read her next poetry collection translated into English!
- Rupi Kaur (review) — I read her poetry book, milk and honey, last year after seeing it everywhere and understood the buzz around her works: her poetry is raw, open, and empowering.
- Lauren Eden — My review of her poetry collection, Of Yesteryear, won’t be going live on my blog until next year but her minimalist-style of poetry coupled with her themes of love was definitely up my alley and came to my fingertips at the right time.
- William Shakespeare (see author tag) — His sonnets are wonderful, but his writing all around is sheer poetry. How could I not add him on my list? 😛
- J.R.R. Tolkien (see author tag) — Okay, he’s known for his novels, but his poetry and attempts at writing familiar tales like Beowulf and the story of King Arthur with his own words and interpretation are just glorious to read. It’s a pity we only have drafts and fragments and that he didn’t complete a final draft from amongst those works.
And that’s my list for this week! Do you read poetry? If so, who are your favourite poets/poetry books? What did you feature in this week’s TTT? I’d love to read your list (slow as I am getting around to them–apologies in advance)! 🙂
