Official Review: Walking In Blind: A Collection of Poetry

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This sounds really powerful. I've been enjoying reading poetry lately, so I'll check it out. Great review!
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Meade Adams wrote:As a poet myself I know that everything we do, especially for a collection is intentional. So I'm sure there's an intentional reason she varies between capitalized titles and uncapitalized. Try to uncover the hidden meaning!
I loved this book. I'll go over it again and try to uncover the hidden meaning.
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Thanks for a lovely review of the book, I hereby applaud the author fo giving depression a definition in such abeautiful and a powerful way.That'是a must read book.
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I enjoy reading poetry . Very nice review
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adding it to my TBR
I always fall in love with poetry ❤
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I think poetic license gives poets much leeway. I write some poetry myself. My shortest poem is entitled "Alone" and has only a dot (.) in the middle of the page.

It takes one poet to understand another.
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Poetry is really not my thing, however your review gave me a glimpse into how powerful this book really is. Great review, btw.
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Post by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda »

My favorite poem out of the entire book would be "Depression from a Depressed Perspective". It not only uses figurative language beautifully but also talks about whether or not depression is an illness, which touches a little upon sociology, something I am personally very interested in. Another one of my favorites was "Only One Can See", which I could easily relate to as it brought out feelings of loneliness and alienation.
I'm also very interested both in sociology and in psychology and I think poetry offers a fascinating gaze into the mental illness subject.
I think we've all faced adversity, one way or the other, so the book can be highly relatable.
I usually shy away from poetry because English isn't my first language and poetry can be hard to grasp in a second language but I'll give this book a try, Thank you for your honest review.
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I love poetry that explores emotions and situations in one's life. I will take a look at this. If anyone is looking for poetry similar to this, I recommend Marijah V.'s work.
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You capture very well how these poems express the themes like depression and loneliness in powerful words. Thanks for an excellent review.
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I like the way the author epwas able to put in words her fight with her inner demons.

Thank you for the great review.
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This is definitely going to my reading list. Thank you for your thoughtful review.
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I wasn't super into this collection of poetry, but maybe I'll read it again and look for some nuance in the capitalization.
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This is a very thought-provoking review. Really excited to read this collection. Thank you for the review!
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