Wild Flower And Other Metaphors

by Edira Putri

for some
separation is too hard
that they need a requiem,
a rubber band,
wild flowers,
and math operations to conquer it

Genres: Poetry, Romance

104 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2019

Reviews

[Vania · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/★ ★ ★ ★ ★

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edira Putri
Wild Flower and Other Metaphors
Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Edira Putri
7.5

Just like what Edira Putri promised on the title, Wild Flower and Other Metaphors is adorned with beautiful and mesmerizing metaphors. Albeit concise, Putri manages to convey her pain and sadness with such efficacy.

[Utha · Rating 2 out of 5]

it's probably nothing
it's but mosquito bite
or tick attack
chicken pox
random rash
or other things
you just can't sratch
just when it itches the most


ya cem kek metafora ngono. ramasup seleraQ.
tapi packaging buku ini waryasa cantaqs.

[Nur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful word choices and rhymes. Those poems are beautiful.

[Melissa Gonarto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review on Edira Putri : Wild flowers and other metaphors

This book for me is one of the best poem book by Indonesian writer ( that’s written in English)

The metaphors the writer used are witty and there are several layers of interpretation we can take from her poem. The vocabulary in the poem is rich and the references she used are smart, that we'll immediately know she is really fluent in English.

Her poems for me must be enjoyed while sitting in a quiet space, so we are able to truly enjoy the words and meaning she meant to convey. I think she did a great job and I enjoy some of her poems here. I am confused about the ratings this book get, but then, like people said, art is about personal taste for each person.

Personally my favorite would be:

The Tree
Deductive Reasoning
Gum

Here I quote Deductive Reasoning:

First devotion

Then promises

burnt and broken



First conclusion

Then premises

bent and twisted



That’s how we fell in love

Head first

[Nureesh Vhalega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beberapa nyangkut banget di aku. Suka~

[Dewi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clinging on to an old love is like wearing a dead watch on your wrist.
You love the comfort and confidence of carrying a familiar weight, even though it does less than nothing.

[Binar Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

a brief poetry book about 5 stages of grief,

one of my favorite passage:

No promises
just life's demises
rubbles of what was
of what could have been

[May · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorites:

- Donut -

a donut is whole
even when it has its hole



- Waves -

with no force of its own
waves always come back
to the shore they belong
...

[Tony Hactavish · Rating 4 out of 5]

"but i stat to burn"

[dy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not really into poems, but this one’s pretty good. take me over a year to finish it.