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A bit like falling in love
Sarah L Dixon has a grand passion for the 90s indie music scene. Here she takes you dancing in the kitchen, making mosh pit friends, meeting musicians in dreams and in life. Bring your stamina and a good pair of trainers.
100 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 2024
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February 15, 2025
A delightful collection of poetry about the power of 90's indie music.
In A Bit Like Falling in Love, Dixon shares intimate details about her highs and lows, and how her favourite artists and bands are always there for her regardless.
The poetic form is consistently clean and accessible, but with plenty of passion, verve and bounce to convey the energy that songs from Jim Bob, Wonder Stuff and others infuse in the author. Though I am nowhere near as familiar with indie pop music as Dixon, her love for it is both palpable and infectious.
If I leave out a star, it's only because I don't always vibe with the songs mentioned. However, if you are drawn to the likes of The Flaming Lips and Ned's Atomic Dustbin and being uplifted by singing and dancing, you will surely adore A Bit Like Falling in Love.
Notable Poems
• Singing yourself fifteen - a short verse carried by music notes and subsequent elation.
• Fragile - a slice-of-life poem that beautifully captures serious change and vulnerability.
• My body as an ageing indie mosh pit - a witty description of mature self-care at gigs.
In A Bit Like Falling in Love, Dixon shares intimate details about her highs and lows, and how her favourite artists and bands are always there for her regardless.
The poetic form is consistently clean and accessible, but with plenty of passion, verve and bounce to convey the energy that songs from Jim Bob, Wonder Stuff and others infuse in the author. Though I am nowhere near as familiar with indie pop music as Dixon, her love for it is both palpable and infectious.
If I leave out a star, it's only because I don't always vibe with the songs mentioned. However, if you are drawn to the likes of The Flaming Lips and Ned's Atomic Dustbin and being uplifted by singing and dancing, you will surely adore A Bit Like Falling in Love.
Notable Poems
• Singing yourself fifteen - a short verse carried by music notes and subsequent elation.
• Fragile - a slice-of-life poem that beautifully captures serious change and vulnerability.
• My body as an ageing indie mosh pit - a witty description of mature self-care at gigs.
March 15, 2025
I absolutely love this collection! I’ve been fortunate enough to see Sarah perform these poems and on the page or in performance she transports you to all the wonder of the 90s Britpop gigs and sounds and sights and feelings and friendships. Her observations transport me back through the decades and make me feel young(er) again! Highly recommend!
February 24, 2026
This was not for me personally… it was clearly a love letter to music of the 90s and live gigs so it’s not bad if you also love them.
But for me the poems meters felt off, the flow was choppy and again the subject matter was not something I’m interested in.
But for me the poems meters felt off, the flow was choppy and again the subject matter was not something I’m interested in.
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