Called Back

by Rosa Lane

102 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2024

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, this collection of poems needs to be cherished. Rosa Lane’s modern day take on Emily Dickinson is beautifully crafted, reimagined, and wrapped in a neat little bow with spice that will keep you rereading this collection over and over. I met Rosa last March at a local bookshop where she read her poems from this collection alongside another great poet, Betsy Sholl.

My favorite part of this collection is that Rosa does not hold anything back.

I was the youngest audience member and it was wonderful.

I had to look up a lot of the words in this collection, mostly due to the higher level of sophistication, and I wanted to understand the meaning behind the words in the context during Emily Dickinson’s timeline.

[JB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sublime.

[Chuck Kramer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poems based on the writings of Emily Dickinson. Sharp and focused but I found them off-putting and hard to enjoy.