I wanted to love this, but it just wasn't for me it seems. I usually love poetry, but these were only okay. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love it either.

This book just wasn't for me. I ended up not giving feedback a while back when I read it. However, I just wanted to say that, even though I didn't like this book, I'm sure many people will truly appreciate it. :)

Plunder by Dorsey Craft is an exquisite collection of prose tying Anne Bonny to a more modern vehicle jumping back and forth between images and colorful descriptions of life as a pirate or living on the sea and living life as a modern woman now. The prose is beautiful and colorful and vivid and can’t be blown through in a hurry, hard to really enjoy if you do so and you’ll miss a lot.
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I had a hard time connecting with this collection, While the writing is very good, I found it a bit jarring to sway back and forth between 'modern day' poems and poems that focus more on an exploration of the themes of womanhood through Anne Bonny's story, I understand that Anne Bonny's story is intended to serve as a vehicle to discuss about current day issues, but I would have preferred a more seamless transition from poem to poem. The collection just felt a little imbalanced to me,

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a beautiful and powerful book of story weaving poetry and prose that is beautifully delivered. I love how these poems spin your imagination and leave you lingering over them.

I received a review copy of this book via NetGalley.

Vivid, vibrant and evocative: this collection is full of some truly incredible pieces.

Disclaimer - I was sent a free digital copy of this book by NetGalley in return for an honest review.

At first I had problems downloading this book and viewing it. But I’m so glad I got the chance to properly read it afterwards. As an avid reader of poetry, I really appreciated the authors ability to spin a story through poetry/prose and create such vivid images in the minds eye. The book is full of medium length poems that are easy to read and enjoy.