Flowers And Filth

by William Francis, Lisa Johnson

The book features the juxtaposition of beautiful images with disturbing poetry and vice versa.

Genres: Poetry

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Publisher - formed Taylor & Francis in 1852 with Richard Taylor.

Reviews

[Jenna Van Vliet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent book. yes at times it is a bit on the disturbing side. It is very blatant that the author was willing to kill himself at the time a particular poem was written. But on the flip side of that, there are also poems in which he describes his aptitude for life and the enjoyment he derives from his wife and (then unborn) son. If you are the type who likes to read poetry format books, then i say go for it. despite it's feeling of aggression, anger, hatred (of self and of outside sources), and misery; there are also feelings of happiness, love, and sheer delight in the joy of life.

[Angel Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is truly amazing. William is wonderful, I think all his writing is terrific. I loved that this book had some dark poems along with ones that are much more joyful. The writing style in my opinion was beautiful. It made me understand him in a different way. I really don't want to spoil anything. But, I highly reccomend this book.

I can't wait to read the next one.

[Marcella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poetry book by my favourite man in the world.

[Erin Ferrari]

could anyone let me buy this book from them? I've been dying to read it for a long time and I have looked all over the internet. If anyone would be willing to sell it to me please email me at erinferrari66@me.com. Please help!

[Tori King · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very quick and easy read. Gets pretty dark at some points, and really seems like angst for angst sake at some points, but the poem “Hello New King” and the photography made this book a 3-star instead of a 2-star. If you like dark and angsty poetry, this one is for you.

Note: I read this book a few years ago when I was a huge fan of Aiden/William Control and would’ve easily given it 5 stars. This time around, I was actually reading the poetry rather than letting my love for him blind me. So, Dear 19 year old me, it’s really not that good.