Play Lists

by Jessica Mookherjee

Jessica Mookherjee’s Play Lists is a collection of poetry dripping with nostalgia for a time when love was a name on a pencil case, rock and roll meant everything and the world seemed so much wider. Mookherjee’s poems are bedazzled with glossy and alluring figures; Bowie, Bryan Ferry and Iggy Pop all feature as Mookherjee grows from school crushes, first dates and small town escapism to the excitement of being a young adult in London. Play Lists is an absorbing and tender stroll through the golden years.

Genres: Poetry

36 pages, Paperback

Published June 30, 2021

Reviews

[Anwen Hayward · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one has genuinely annoyed me, because it's only 36 pages long and I think there was a typo, spelling error or other kind of mistake on just about every other page. It really threw off the reading experience. In poetry, every word is carefully chosen, so when that word is misspelt and becomes another word, it completely upends that line. I actually think it's deeply unfair to the poet herself for the press not to have done a better job of editing this. It does a disservice to her work, and doesn't give the reader a fair chance of appreciating it. I've loved Broken Sleep books in the past, but this one just felt rushed to print. A real shame.