Rating: 5 out of 5

I read this whilst listening to the album. I am quite visually focussed so thought I’d see how reading and listening together worked for me. And it worked well. I’m not great with poetry. I’m a bit intimidated by it I think. But I found this quite accessible. Especially when the poet is reading it to me whilst I follow along. And some really lovely use of language in there. It is also full of observations about the time in which we live. Interesting stuff. I look forward to seeing her perform it live next month as part of the Brighton Festival

Highlighted passages:

“Meanwhile the people are dead in their droves
But nobody noticed
Well actually some of them noticed
You could tell by the emoji they posted”

“Screaming at my loved ones to wake up and love more
Pleading with my loved ones to wake up and love more”

Originally posted to my Goodreads account