there was a sense of musicality to his poems that is sometimes hard to find in an audiobook. the flow of Brandon Leake's voice made his words all the more poignant and powerful.

it was a reflection on a hero of the media, as well as fatherhood, while still maintaining respect for the victim and his family.īecause of the nature of it being an audiobook, it felt more like you were sitting and having a conversation with the author. I think my favorite poem out of every one that i listened to was Kobe. i am not usually someone who likes to listen to poetry books, but i would definitely recommend this book to the general public It dealt with very serious themes, and got dark at times, but the way that Brandon Leake used words to convey the strongest of his emotions was so powerful. (this review was also posted on my personal account) (an audio copy of this book was given to me by Netgalley for review!) My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and Brandon Leake for an advanced audio copy of this poetry in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought it was amazing and unapparelled to anything I have ever seen expressed before in poetry. Truly, Leake is gifted with word expression, and although I found many of his poems beautiful, full of deep heart-felt spontaneous sentiment, the message(s) of the poet, will speaks (or not) to each individual's heart. Many of the very last lines of a poem, deliver a 'wow moment'. Leake's poetry is dramatic and intense, yet delivered with smooth elegance. In Unraveling: Poems, his poetry themes include religion, Christ, being black, prejudice, love of family, friends (or rather lack of true friends), injustice. Brandon Leake, author of 'Unraveling: Poems', no doubt is gifted in turning his deep, heartfelt, expressive thoughts, into poignant vocabulary dripping with emotion, and this is most especially noticed and appreciated as he narrates his own poems in the audiobook.

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