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break your glass slippers by Amanda Lovelace
5.0
"here is nothing
unfeminist
about the girl
who chooses
the ball gown
& the prince.
there is everything
unfeminist
about those
who try to
shame her for
her choices.”
~ [b:Break Your Glass Slippers|52945057|Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)|Amanda Lovelace|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573919105l/52945057._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71433031]
I fall more in love with [a:Amanda Lovelace|15225448|Amanda Lovelace|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533076817p2/15225448.jpg]'s poetry each time she publishes a new collection! I love Lovelace's use of magical imagery, uncomplicated metaphor, and descriptive storytelling in this collection. I truly believe her writing is becoming more prolific with each collection. Lovelace has a grasp on fairytales so powerful, it's like she's recreating the entire genre herself. It's almost like Lovelace is creating poetry straight from the inner thoughts of these fairytale characters.
This collection is a prime example of feminist poetry. All the poems are relatively short and it's impressive that Lovelace manages to convey an entire story in such few words! I am starstruck. The feminist retellings are just as enchanting as the original tales, and to be honest, I prefer these retellings. I found all the poems to be so relatable that I wanted to highlight every line. Lovelace is deserving of all the poetry awards!
unfeminist
about the girl
who chooses
the ball gown
& the prince.
there is everything
unfeminist
about those
who try to
shame her for
her choices.”
~ [b:Break Your Glass Slippers|52945057|Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)|Amanda Lovelace|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573919105l/52945057._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71433031]
I fall more in love with [a:Amanda Lovelace|15225448|Amanda Lovelace|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533076817p2/15225448.jpg]'s poetry each time she publishes a new collection! I love Lovelace's use of magical imagery, uncomplicated metaphor, and descriptive storytelling in this collection. I truly believe her writing is becoming more prolific with each collection. Lovelace has a grasp on fairytales so powerful, it's like she's recreating the entire genre herself. It's almost like Lovelace is creating poetry straight from the inner thoughts of these fairytale characters.
This collection is a prime example of feminist poetry. All the poems are relatively short and it's impressive that Lovelace manages to convey an entire story in such few words! I am starstruck. The feminist retellings are just as enchanting as the original tales, and to be honest, I prefer these retellings. I found all the poems to be so relatable that I wanted to highlight every line. Lovelace is deserving of all the poetry awards!