I enjoy when a poetry collection reaches me in ways that I didn’t think possible. Whether it’s emotionally or by resonating with me. It’s one of those great blessings that come with poetry. You can be pleasantly surprised and enamored all at once at how such few words pack such a punch.

When I read poetry collections, I love being hit with the emotions from the poet. That is what is great about today’s poetry review of Tanya Manning-Yarde’s poetry collection, Every Watering Word. Let’s get onto the review!

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Every Watering Word

Author: Tanya Manning-Yarde

Series: n/a

Genre: poetry

Publication Date: September 27, 2017

My Rating: 4 pens!

Goodreads Synopsis: This collection of poetry is an ensemble of many themes. Every Watering Word encompasses poetic rumination about women’s self-discovery; stories about coming of age; explorations of sex, sensuality and eroticism; epiphanies gleaned from motherhood and marriage; the structure and impact of racial and gender oppression; the trials, tribulations and triumphs experienced by love; the inheritance of jazz music and honoring the Black Christian tradition while exploring underlying tensions.

Source: Received for an honest review.

Topics and Triggers: menstruation, growing up, womanhood, racism, family, war, marriage

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It is always a wonderful day when I can pick up a poetry collection. I read about this lovely collection on Elgee Writes. Thank you Gaythri for the recommendation and thank you Tanya Manning-Yarde for providing me a copy of your poetry collection in exchange for an honest review!

The style of Every Watering Word is mainly free verse. It is well-written. I also liked the variety of poems. Some are longer, while others are shorter, it provides a great balance between reading.

I had a hard time relating to this collection. That is the main reason that it took me so long to finish this collection. It covers topics such as: menstruation, growing up, womanhood, racism, family, war, and marriage.

There is a lot of emotion behind the poems in Every Watering Word. From page one, I could tell this was going to be an emotional read and it didn’t disappoint.

Favorite lines:

“Leaving girlhood to become a woman is dangerous development.”

“Intellect was never limited by gender.”

“Astronomer unzips, unveils the troubles of the galaxy, dissects and dislodges debris.”

“What is love it stems from one original promise. I risk believing you past all consciousness.”

Every Watering Word is a well-written and powerful poetry collection that tells a deep story. It is written in free verse with varying poem lengths. It also, takes a serious look at issues such as racism, marriage, and growing up. Although I didn’t find this collection relatable to me, I do think that it will be relatable to many people so do give it a look.

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