I've followed Sharon on Instagram for quite some time now and really enjoyed reading her poetry! Seeing that she published this book I had to read it. Her poetry flows so well and every piece has this beautiful rhythm. This meant that the book was very easy to read and there was no jolts at all.
There are 100 poems in this collection and most of them are medium to long form. Sharon also has some brilliant haikus in this collection. As you can tell from the title (which I love) this books topic surrounds insomnia. But of course that is not all. She write about the loss of her father and a child which broke my heart. There are also some very spicy poems in this collection as well which had me blushing! This collection takes you on many emotional journeys. I'm really eager to read Sharon's second collection, Moon Writing and hope to read it before the end of the year.
As a married person and woman, I loved this collection and related to it so much. Diverse and beautiful. I loved the water lily poem and the Greek mythology references. Will definitely read again!
I enjoyed the book and of course related to some poems a little more than others. I can see this being a book I will go back to and reread at various times in my life.
I enjoyed this collection of poetry. Sharon Andrew's writes consistently in delightful rhyme. I was surprised to find some very saucy writing in here too, but Sharon also writes a lot about the love she as for her family, and of course her insomnia - hence the title of the book. The poems are numbers but I do love when individual poems have titles. Particularly enjoyed no. 30, 31, 49 and 84.