Just in: a new review for ILLICIT CROISSANTS AT DAWN

 

Illicit croissants at dawn are poems written for women who not only dream of the late night snack but actually endorse it. The initial poem “My body wants to be Spanish” is a drive by and being comfortable in one’s own body and finding your element. Its playful nature and humoristic approach is instant. Mature women can be playful girls and this is what this collection is about. Permission to be you. Permission to have fun.  

Another favourite is “Hidden” as a poet’s process compressed together with the thoughts that may circle in ones mind as to why we write or don’t and what we think and don’t. A philosophical question poets ponder about.

“Palazzo Palaver” a divorce poem, channelling a woman’s power into creativity rather than hate where kitsch replacements express freedom, individuality and standing your ground. 

Bossert’s shorter poems are my favourites in this collection like “Hidden” and “Stoned Ballerina” because they open doors to stories that are not just on her page, but in the frame of your own mind.

Bossert has captured the essence, the spontaneity and finding back to being comfortable in one’s own skin mixed with humour and with like “Froggies in Love” and sensual like “Sepia Secrets”

“All the way” is my favourite. The letting go and liberation when you find back to the true you, your dreams get another chance. While some poems are playful, this collection is a journey where each poem is a layer removed or added to find the person who is there waiting to be found, waiting to be.

 

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ILLICIT CROISSANTS AT DAWN is now available on Amazon, and comes with its very own, perfectly curated playlist on Spotify. This book is the perfect gift for Mother's Day (or any other day!) as the cover and illustrations were designed by my daughter, Olivia Bossert, who is a fashion photographer and mixed-media artist.