Fun, thoughtful, trippy poems from Kerouac. I'm happy to have included his works in my haiku readings. I'll be buying a copy of this for my brother...and I might have to buy a physical copy for myself.
Reviews and Comments
they/he pronouns
I like haiku, sci-fi, and fantasy.
This link opens in a pop-up window
battlepoet reviewed Book of haikus by Jack Kerouac
Review of 'Book of haikus' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
battlepoet rated Hello, Moto: A Tor.Com Original: 4 stars
battlepoet reviewed The tale of the Heike by Helen Craig McCullough
Review of 'The tale of the Heike' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Reminiscent of the Iliad as a military epic. I definitely enjoyed reading this with my book club, although as someone new to the text, having so many characters was very difficult to keep up with.
Also, Mongaku is my favourite.
battlepoet rated Redefining realness: 5 stars
Redefining realness by Janet Mock
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in …
battlepoet reviewed Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell
Review of "Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Hmm. I think if I was more of a gardener, I'd be more thrilled with this. As it was, it was fun to skip ahead to look at pictures and poems. Maybe I'll enjoy this more over time. I dunno. I wanted to read this to get to know Dickinson's poems better. I'd recommend looking for other books if you want an intro.
On the whole, it's a very well-crafted, loving book. It just wasn't quite my thing.
battlepoet reviewed The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole
Review of "The Skin We're In" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Heavy, serious read. Important for all Canadians.
battlepoet rated Carry On: 5 stars
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen.
That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might …
battlepoet rated Lirael: 4 stars
battlepoet rated The book of tea: 4 stars
The book of tea by Okakura Kakuzo
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm …
battlepoet rated Good Omens: 5 stars
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According to …
battlepoet reviewed Life in Medieval Europe by Danièle Cybulskie
Review of 'Life in Medieval Europe' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Loved this. If I ever write a medieval short story, I'll definitely consult this five hundred times to check on what life was like back then. This was such a fun read.
battlepoet reviewed Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway
In her third collection of poetry, Holy Wild, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being …
Review of 'Holy Wild' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
So I originally stopped reading this because I had such a fierce/angry envy-desire to read trans masc poetry, that I didn't feel I could give the book the attentiveness it deserved. Now that Benaway's indigeneity has been called into question by various Indigenous communities, I am glad to have left it on pause.
battlepoet reviewed The Narrow road to the Deep North by Bashō Matsuo
Review of 'The Narrow road to the Deep North' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
What an inspiration. Loved it.
battlepoet rated The first man-made man: 4 stars
The first man-made man by Pagan Kennedy
In the 1920s when Laura Dillon felt like a man trapped in a woman's body, there were no words to …