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A review by eve_reads
Heartlines by Marley Korzen by Marley Korzen
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ If I had to describe Korzen’s writing style in a word, I would call it Epic. Her lyrical style of writing and references to myth and the divine make reading her poems feel equivalent to casting a spell.
⁕ The collection is divided into 3 parts (burning, healing, regrowth), and I really enjoyed the sense of narrative that this structure imparted on the work as a whole. The poems are strong individually, but the way in which they are arranged creates an entirely new and impactful story.
⁕ There are so many feminist themes to dissect in this book, including emotional labor, discussion of the male gaze, reclaiming of space, and female lineage! I’m so in love with it all!
⁕ If I had to describe Korzen’s writing style in a word, I would call it Epic. Her lyrical style of writing and references to myth and the divine make reading her poems feel equivalent to casting a spell.
⁕ The collection is divided into 3 parts (burning, healing, regrowth), and I really enjoyed the sense of narrative that this structure imparted on the work as a whole. The poems are strong individually, but the way in which they are arranged creates an entirely new and impactful story.
⁕ There are so many feminist themes to dissect in this book, including emotional labor, discussion of the male gaze, reclaiming of space, and female lineage! I’m so in love with it all!
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Content Warnings
There were not options to tag them, but I would like to provide a content warning for references to body image, childbirth, motherhood, and strained family relationships.