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HAZEL
A collection of short poems about life, love, loss, and mental illness.
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First published March 5, 2017
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March 8, 2017
↳ RATING: ★★★★✩
↳ favorite poem: 78. stellar
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General contents
A collection of short poems about life, love, loss, and mental illness.
My thoughts
I’m not quite used to reviewing poetry. While I read a lot of poetry on tumblr, I don’t tend to read a lot of the more popular poetry bundles (e.a milk and honey).
This one though. I loved how the poems felt like they belonged together yet all were specifically different. Some strung together because they were in different parts and had their mirror poems, but each standing strong on their own.
The ‘storytelling’ if you will is lovely, I loved how the poems were ‘raw’ in their portrayal of the feelings (often, difficult ones as said in the summary of the book).
Overall, all great poems with a nice story woven into them! Def. looking forward to checking out more of their poetry in the future.
↳ favorite poem: 78. stellar
↳ This review on Tumblr.
General contents
A collection of short poems about life, love, loss, and mental illness.
My thoughts
I’m not quite used to reviewing poetry. While I read a lot of poetry on tumblr, I don’t tend to read a lot of the more popular poetry bundles (e.a milk and honey).
This one though. I loved how the poems felt like they belonged together yet all were specifically different. Some strung together because they were in different parts and had their mirror poems, but each standing strong on their own.
The ‘storytelling’ if you will is lovely, I loved how the poems were ‘raw’ in their portrayal of the feelings (often, difficult ones as said in the summary of the book).
Overall, all great poems with a nice story woven into them! Def. looking forward to checking out more of their poetry in the future.
March 19, 2017
Poetry is intrinsically dependent upon the reader’s POV to determine if it is “good”. Objective review is a difficult trick.
Hazel by Breanna Mae Estrada is over 100 pages of short poems that should find itself a home with late teen/early 20s readers who are looking for a companion to a broken heart. The majority of the pieces found in Hazel deal with the surge of devotion and hope of new love and the inevitable loss of it.
With the information given by the title and the introduction, Hazel may be a character/muse/inspiration for several of the first handful of poems. Estrada leaves the reader wondering as to the nature of the relationship with Hazel, and to its demise. This was the highlight of the work on the whole. As I read, I was trying to piece together the words from different poems to puzzle it out...did Hazel leave? Did she have a choice? Did something tragic happen? Did she die? Who was she to the narrator? Why does this book bear her name? Then the book takes a turn and falls into a somewhat repetitive loop of hope and loss that draws away from Hazel as muse.
At no point, to Estrada’s credit, does the poetry feel disingenuous or self-serving. She writes honestly and is willing to expose herself. The poems are straight-forward and confessional. Readers who readily connect with Estrada’s words will find this a fulfilling collection.
Hazel by Breanna Mae Estrada is over 100 pages of short poems that should find itself a home with late teen/early 20s readers who are looking for a companion to a broken heart. The majority of the pieces found in Hazel deal with the surge of devotion and hope of new love and the inevitable loss of it.
With the information given by the title and the introduction, Hazel may be a character/muse/inspiration for several of the first handful of poems. Estrada leaves the reader wondering as to the nature of the relationship with Hazel, and to its demise. This was the highlight of the work on the whole. As I read, I was trying to piece together the words from different poems to puzzle it out...did Hazel leave? Did she have a choice? Did something tragic happen? Did she die? Who was she to the narrator? Why does this book bear her name? Then the book takes a turn and falls into a somewhat repetitive loop of hope and loss that draws away from Hazel as muse.
At no point, to Estrada’s credit, does the poetry feel disingenuous or self-serving. She writes honestly and is willing to expose herself. The poems are straight-forward and confessional. Readers who readily connect with Estrada’s words will find this a fulfilling collection.
March 12, 2017
This was a really great collection of poetry! It was short which made it a quick read, but there were some longer poems which were great as well! A lot of these poems were also very emotional. I didn't even have any personal connection to the topics being discussed, and I could still feel the emotional punch. Some of those poems really hit me hard. A truly great collection of poetry!
March 8, 2017
a good book of short poems, kinda takes you through a break-up and into recovery and healing
September 13, 2017
Estrada's HAZEL is a cathartic exploration of love and loss, expressing a palpable, aching tenderness that tingles painfully like a phantom limb. One might call it a rollercoaster, but the metaphor is inexact, implying some external artifice; there is, rather, a circadian rhythm to its ups and downs—a sort of day/night cycle of holding on and letting go, punctuating the passage of time and the process of healing. Even the smallest poems burn brightly as a vigil against the gloom, for where there is darkness there is also light, and strength in vulnerability; the wounds and scars may be unique, but the story they tell is universally familiar: "Tis better to have loved and lost..."
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