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A Roomful of Machines
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“All the mythical elements / blend at some point.” Like a woodsman in a glade surrounded by the beloved obstacles of her livelihood, Kristine Ong Muslim marks the materials of her enterprise and fells them one by one: a teacup, a tissue box, the soul, a man on a bench–milled, constructed and brought to life by the poet’s gaze. Her poems lead us out of the forest, into ligh
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Paperback, First Edition, 124 pages
Published
September 15th 2010
by Searle Publishing
(first published September 2010)
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I received this collection of poetry from the author in exchange for an honest review. I thought I would not have time to get to it for a couple of more months since I have several of books to review right now, but I decided to check it out and I found that I got caught up in the poetry that I was reading.
There was some darker poetry that I thought was good and also I found some contemporary and humorous poetry as well. There were a few of what I called the 'death poems' that were both dark and ...more
There was some darker poetry that I thought was good and also I found some contemporary and humorous poetry as well. There were a few of what I called the 'death poems' that were both dark and ...more
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A very good poetry collection that brings ordinary objects to life. If you like poetry, you should read this.
I received a free review copy of this book from the author.
4.5 stars
A Roomful of Machines is a poetry collection consisting of dark, detailed writing and tales of inanimate objects. In my relatively small experience with poetry, I haven't read anything like this book, and I am left feeling so grateful that I was contacted to review it, as I think I've found a new favorite poet.
So many of these lines stuck out at me. I found myself reading the same poem two or three times a piece, just to get the ...more
4.5 stars
A Roomful of Machines is a poetry collection consisting of dark, detailed writing and tales of inanimate objects. In my relatively small experience with poetry, I haven't read anything like this book, and I am left feeling so grateful that I was contacted to review it, as I think I've found a new favorite poet.
So many of these lines stuck out at me. I found myself reading the same poem two or three times a piece, just to get the ...more
What I loved so much about the poems here is that they are about everyday, inanimate objects (well, not all of them), but are seen in strange, new ways.
You get to see their lives, and eventually, their deaths.
I loved Muslim's control and brevity of the language, something I constantly struggle with.
A GOOD BOOK WITH GOOD POEMS, that's it, that's the review. ...more
You get to see their lives, and eventually, their deaths.
I loved Muslim's control and brevity of the language, something I constantly struggle with.
A GOOD BOOK WITH GOOD POEMS, that's it, that's the review. ...more
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Kristine Ong Muslim is the author of nine books of fiction and poetry, including The Drone Outside (Eibonvale Press, 2017), Black Arcadia (University of the Philippines Press, 2017), Meditations of a Beast (Cornerstone Press, 2016), Butterfly Dream (Snuggly Books, 2016), Age of Blight (Unnamed Press, 2016), and Lifeboat (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015). She is also co-editor with
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