Review: This is a collection of poetry... some new and some old but all by Gallagher.Many of them are dark and very depressing. A lot of he poems at the beginning of the book made no sense to me and I'm not sure if they gradually made more sense or if I was starting to understand Gallagher's style of poetry but the poems did eventually start making sense to me. :) Some of the poems really made me think despite the darkness in them. Here are a few lines from her poem "Lie Down With the Lamb" so you get an idea of what I mean.
"While my country makes war, one lamb
is saved in the West of Ireland,
a sign to what oppresses, but a sign
of what? That in helplessness before
atrocities any innocence is oasis."
Deep and dark but a refreshing opportunity to read something different and I needed that. =o)
Rating: *** Three Stars
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Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems
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