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Title: Loud Silence

Author: Heady Mix

Type: Fiction/Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 106

Rating: 4/5

This was a fun little read, if haunting at times. It’s basically an anthology of fiction and non-fiction that collect together different people’s experience of deafness and deaf culture. It’s an eye-opener, the essays in particular, and it’s made me want to actively seek out more deaf representation in modern fiction. It’d be cool to see some poetry anthologies about deafness, too.

All in all, I was pretty impressed by this, especially because it was published as part of a subscription box. Some good stuff!

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Isabelle Kenyon – Please Hear What I’m Not Saying | Review

Title: Please Hear What I’m Not Saying

Author: Isabelle Kenyon

Type: Poetry

Page Count/Review Word Count: 240

Rating: 4.5*/5

Isabelle Kenyon – Please Hear What I’m Not Saying

Disclaimer: While I aim to be unbiased, I received a copy of this for free.

I’m not really sure what it would take for a poetry book to get a five out of five for me, but this one was pretty damn close. It’s a stunning collection of dozens of different poets all writing about mental health issues, and proceeds from the anthology are put towards Mind, the mental health charity.

What I liked about this collection is that there’s such a diverse selection of poetry covering all kinds of different subjects. So while I could relate to the anxiety and depression poems, I also learned when reading poems about borderline personality disorder and Alzheimer’s. I also liked the fact that the different sections come without titles and invite you, as the reader, to come up with them.

All in all then, I don’t think this necessarily has breakthrough appeal if you’re not normally into poetry. But if you’re a fan of contemporary and indie poetry as I am then there’s a lot to love about this one, especially if you’re also interested in the mental health angle. Its diversity and the sheer number of poets included within its pages make it a pretty good way to meet your new favourite poets. Enjoy.