Planetaria: Visual Poetry

by Monica Ong, John Yau (other)

Genres: Poetry

100 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2025

Reviews

[Rebecca]

This is such a beautiful book! I don’t have an extensive comment about it, mostly because usually I don’t read poetry, but I was so impressed by it: poems moved something within me, every introduction was so useful and informative, and I loved how it was structured – each artwork has a “translation” on the back to make it easier to read and understand. Moreover, the pieces themselves are stunning, to the point that I would have loved to see them in person!

[No rating because it’s an artist’s book, but it’s definitely worth every dollar]

[Abi Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up in a bookstore and read it! I'm not really sure what it was about, but it was visually gorgeous and sometimes that's all that matters.

[Morgan Lott · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the most beautiful book I’ve ever laid eyes on. I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a poetry person, so there’s a limit to my ability to appreciate this work. But even my inexperienced eyes can tell it’s obviously a work of art