Nineteen makenzie campbell8/12/2023 ![]() Just because you click the enter button a couple of times does not turn a sentence into poetry. Here are some examples of short ones that didn't connect with me. ![]() A strange combination I know, but that sums up my feelings for most of 'Nineteen'Īdditionally, I tend to like longer poems as opposed to shorter. To me, this poem feels melodramatic, but lacking emotion. That maybe this time we could be the perfect pairīut then you open my message and don’t reply and leave me just wondering why… “You fool me each and every time into thinking you care You’ll look back at old pictures and swear that was just yesterday and then realise that yesterday was ten years ago."īut one I didn’t, focused on heartbreak was: “Soon enough you’ll be thirty and wondering how the hell you got from here to there. Instead, those focused on families, nostalgia, regrets, change and life lessons seem to be my favourite.įor example, the beginning of a poem from this collection that I loved with nostalgia as a main theme: As a general rule that I don’t find poems centred around love, heartache or betrayal to hit the hardest. I have found that for me to enjoy poetry, it needs to have grit and depth. ![]() I am beginning to discover what works for me and what doesn't in modern poetry. (ironically heavily featuring some of things I say later in this review I don't like, primarily being narrated by the goddess of love herself.) My favourite of which so far being ‘Aphrodite Made Me Do It’ by Trista Mateer. I want to preface this by saying that poetry is subjective and personal, which is part of the reason why I love it so much! Unfortunately, that makes it harder to find works I love- but when I do, it is like finding a diamond in the rough and very satisfying. Modern poetry gets a bad rep, and I don’t want to be that person who reads it for the sake of hating and bashing it- condensing a whole genre into a single one star review. My main problem was just that it didn’t evoke the emotion in me that is so critical for my enjoyment of poetry. Overall, the writing was done well, especially for such a young author. Makenzie is pursuing a degree in psychology at Washington State University, and her little free time is spent traveling the world and exploring the wild trails of the Cascades.įans of Makenzie's poetry say that her writing is powerful, relatable and enlightening.Nineteen is a collection of poetry and prose written by Mackenzie Campbell, titled after the age at which she wrote it. Following the success of her debut, 2am Thoughts, Makenzie continues her writing journey with her new collection, Nineteen, inspired by her experience transitioning into adulthood. Makenzie Campbell grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has been expressing herself through poetry since grade school. ![]() When the dawn breaks, the morning sun brings acceptance, healing, and recovery.Ĭheck out Makenzie's other hit poetry collections, Nineteen and Rooms of the Mind. As the long hours of the night drag on, so does the love, heartache, and loss. The poetry of 2am Thoughts condenses an entire relationship with its untamed emotions and experiences to a single day. I was swept up in memories of first love, first heartbreak, and healing, all within the span of one evening."- Courtney Peppernell - Author of Pillow Thoughts
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