[(The Heart of a Comet)] [Author: Pages Matam] published on

by Pages Matam

Creative, wild and nerdy explorations of eternity, inner-space, anime, African culture, The secret culture of DC and more in this debut from this gifted African American author and storyteller.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

First published July 15, 2014

Reviews

[Autumn Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the most powerful books of poetry I've read this year. Pages is a brilliant story teller of life through the rhythm and imagery of his poems. Make sure to read/listen to his poem "Piñatas."

[Basmaish · Rating 1 out of 5]

(1.5) My favorite part is him unraveling the story of Comet in each chapter before the poems.

[Gracia Marie-Jose · Rating 4 out of 5]

The poems were amazing. Personally, i think it could have done without Comet's narrative, but i still enjoyed the poems, nonetheless.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful. Read it.

[Liam Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of best collections of poetry I've read in a while. I didn't want the book to end. Pages lives in Washington, DC where I live, so some of his poems' references were quite recognizable. One talks about the bullets to wizards and this refers to the nickname of the DC NBA team past and present. He rails against rape, crime, the growing disparity of the poor and middle class.

[Armand Cognetta · Rating 5 out of 5]

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