Full Description:
Call Me Sonya Grey is a personal collection of poetic verse that is at once inspiring and challenging. Beginning with the loss of her mother at age nine, Sonya began collecting her thoughts in 40 poems in a diary from early childhood through her twenties.In Call Me, Sonya describes the daily battles of self-image and self-expression she experienced growing up after the passing of one parent and the estrangement of another.With the death of her mother, Sonya lost a part of everything she had known. Two states away, she finds herself with a different family, school, friends, home and a new name.The verses written during this time are one womans' exploration of her raw, emotional responses to dramatic life changes.This is Sonyas' story.
©2009
About Author:
Sonya Tupone Lloyd currently lives in Halethorpe, Maryland with her husband, Doug, her dog, Bailey, and her cat, Odie. She graduated from Marywood University with a BA in History and from George Washington University with an MA in Museum Studies. This is her first volume of poetry.
My Take On The Selection:
Knowing how theraputic poetry can be, I read with an open mind. I really loved reading it, and with each poem, I could feel whatever emotion Sonya felt when writing. I notice she had mostly painful memories, as the majority of poems were quite somber.
I absolutely loved Poem 17, Face. My favorite in the book, by far. I also thought the second version of April Walk was much better. The only poem I had mixed feelings about was, Poem 53. It was a fantastic poem, but the nature of it was immensely sad, and I found my heart wrenched.
All-in-all, if you like poetry, then you will love this little book! A huge recommendation from me!
~ I was not compensated for this post. This review is my honest opinion. ~
Freda - thank you for reviewing Sonya's book and for your positive review.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try reading more poetry this coming year. I enjoy it, but never seem to pick any collections up.
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