Tabitha's 2017 List

[Tabitha]

Last year I returned to my first love of poetry---reading and writing it.
I love discovering like-minded poets in the indie and small press world. Here are some collections I am excited to read in the new year (idk how many I'll get my hands on; my public library is lacking but one can dream):

--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed but Don't Rec (No Review Posted)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Reviewed! (See 2017 Reviews)
--Read/Review to come...
--This was an amazing collection! By far my favorite this year.
--Read. High-brow. Okay.
--Does all the hype surrounding a book mean it will automatically live down to expectation? Hmm...
--Narrative poem. Something different. Missed the lyricism of poetry with this one
--Felt much more in tune with the poet reading these shorter pieces
--didn't hold my interest. Felt after reading her latest narrative poem that I'd already been there.

[Jen]

These are all poets I'm unfamiliar with, Tabitha, so I look forward to hearing your reviews of them.

[Tabitha]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[Tabitha]

Welp, I've got two poetry books coming to me for Valentine's Day. I'll be halfway to the goal!!

After that, it's gonna be a real feast/famine situation and I'm gonna beg, steal, borrow to get my hands on more poetry :P

[Tabitha]

Halfway to the goal--Woo Hoo!

I'm taking a brief hiatus now to focus on some coursework. However, I'm looking forward to reading the other reviews and I'll be getting to that BreakBeat Poets anthology as time allows.

[Tabitha]

I cannot believe it's almost the end of 2017!

I was given an extra class to teach at work this year--along with my already busy schedule. My apologies for not keeping up with reviews.

I am one book away from meeting the group goal of 20! Hope to read over others' reviews and post more of my own when I have the time.

[Jenna]

Congrats on your proximity to 20 (especially given what sounds like a very busy year for you)! Glad to see you here again. :-)