Mouthful of Forevers

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Whilst I didn't love this poetry anthology in the way I would have hoped to, I found it to be really versatile and exceptionally sensitive to detail. In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive is, conceptually, an exploration of a series of ideas surrounding love in its various stages, some uglier than others. Mouthful of Forevers is titled after a poem that had blown up on tumblr and has apparently inspired wedding vows, songs, and paintings. Her 2015 poem ‘For Teenage Girls’ went viral on YouTube with the words, “you don’t have to grow up to find greatness. You are so much stronger than the world ever believed you could be.”

Poetry tends to be very hit and miss with me, especially collections that are incredibly personal for authors. Those stories are, of course, always important to tell. But I've come to realize that my enjoyment of poetry boils down to two things. First, how well I understand said poetry. Because if I'm being completely honest, sometimes it flies right over my head. And second, if I can relate to it. I've found that most of my favorite poetry, like the quote featured above, is poetry that I can relate to. eARC provided by the publisher for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own*Mermaids appear in Greek mythology as well. Achilles’ mother was said to be a Nereid named Thetis. Another notable Nereid was Amphrite, who married Poseidon and whose son is Triton, a merman. I quite liked most of the poems in this collections. They deal with mental health, love, loss, social interactions, relationships and family. They are well written, the layout is interesting and the honesty in which issues are presented is raw yet rewarding: you can survive, life can be good. There were some poems that were okay but I could still feel the emotion behind her words. I cannot wait to read some of her other poetry collections! She is the founder of Where Are You Press, a publishing house committed to publishing accessible, innovative poetry by a diversity of voices. Her work has been published in Whiskey Paper, Cahoodling, Women’s Health Magazine, and more. Her poem "For Teenage Girls" has been featured on Huffington Post, Upworthy, Everyday Feminism, and was chosen by Button Poetry as their 4th best poem of 2015. “For Teenage Girls” has since been adapted into an illustrated book by Andrews McMeel Universal.

I don’t know,” she said. “I don’t know how much I can focus on questions like that. I think I can focus on trying to be a good writer…and trying to explore being a good and decent person, and woman, and queer woman.” The story behind art is that it is never a masterpiece until it has been bought and hung on the wall in someone else’s home. von Radics: I don’t tend to write about things that don’t touch me personally. I tend to be inspired by either cool concepts or sometimes cool historical figures I’ll read about, but I tend to write exclusively about my own experience. Poetry is best if you don’t try to write about something broad and complex. This is my first collection by the author that I have read, and I am happy that I did. Everything was written with raw and full emotions. It does not sugarcoat anything because it was written how the author had wanted the reader to understand it. I’m not in control of how intelligent I was born. I’m not in control of my inspiration. I’m not in control of whether or not I’m a genius or truly gifted. What I am in control of is my work ethic.”

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But this...this was phewww. I read the poems aloud(not weird at all), and many, many times I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time at the sheer splendour of it. I wanted to stand on my balcony and scream out loud " THERE IS STILL BEAUTY IN THE WORLD! IT'S STILL THERE..." III. The last time I tried to scream I felt my father climbing up through my throat and into my mouth. Each poem feels loosely held together by a common theme: heartache. But it isn't a lyrical prose, it isn't well woven or impactful. It is just angry; angry to the point of not making much sense. VOX: You started writing at 19, and you talked a little about how poetry has impacted your life. How else has writing impacted you?

I own all of their books, "Dream Girl" being my favourite. I think I was looking for "In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive" to make me feel like "Dream Girl" did. And why wouldn't it! The title is a damn Holzer truism for crying out loud. The cover is gorgeous. b>In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive is a collection of poetry by Clementine von Radics. The blurb of the book delivered 100%. The collection mainly talks about loss, heartbreak, abuse, mental health and healing. I bought Wrong Side of a Fistfight and got “Home” for free with it, which is a good thing because I might otherwise have regretted buying it. I felt much the same about this poetry collection as I did with 'Love & Misadventure', it makes the same mistakes and has many of the same flaws. I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free poetry collection!* Von radices, in Mouthful of Forevers, has mastered the art of expressing complex thoughts and feelings in a simple manner, and expressing simple thoughts in a rather complex way in other times.

I came from my deleted tumblr. I still remember the feeling when I read this poem. It had hit me hard cuz it was simple. It is simple but not cheesy. If you are a mermaid fan, these 31 Mermaid Poems & Ideas will help you to express your adoration for the beautiful mythical mermaid. Famous Mermaid Poems