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thank you so much to the publisher for giving me an electronic advance readers copy of this collection of poetry โฅ๏ธ
๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐๐.
๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐ถ ๐
๐๐๐ฝ ๐
๐๐๐น๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐น ๐ซ๐๐๐๐, & ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐
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๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐.
Description:
Singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle writes poetry about a troubled relationship, getting older, being on the road.
Liked:
Obviously heartfelt, and meaningful to the author and her lover. I thought the best poems were about the discomfort of getting older and being in the body. The shorter poems were often starkly humorous in a way that I appreciated.
Disliked:
Itโs very allusory, in a way which feels a little wooden, rather than erudite. I really wanted to like this, but I found it didnโt move me in the way her songs do.
this didn't start off strong for me, but ended far stronger. the literary imagery was beautifully handled, not to mention the stunning pictures and cover
"La Bella Vista" es una colecciรณn que explora las emociones complejas relacionadas con el amor, tejiendo escenas inquietantes y nostรกlgicas a lo largo de sus pรกginas. Aunque no resonรณ conmigo personalmenteโdemasiado de esa estรฉtica de Tumblr y nostalgiaโtiene algunos poemas destacados como "Paloma" y "Goodbye Horses."
Me pareciรณ especialmente interesante la imaginerรญa relacionada con el espacio lineal y las drogas; esos elementos aรฑadieron profundidad e intriga a la colecciรณn. Creo que este libro podrรญa atraer a lectores que disfrutan del estilo de Rupi Kaur, ya que comparte un paisaje emocional y una calidad visual similar. Si te gusta la poesรญa que evoca una estรฉtica especรญfica y captura las sutilezas del dolor del amor, esto podrรญa ser para ti.
This is a beautifully and emotional collection of poetry. It feels like each one tells a story I can see myself in. Beautiful!
The bella vista is a poetry collection that depicts the pains and strains of love. Each poem creates a scene that is eery and mournful. This is amplified by the images that accompany the poems.
I am very fussy when it comes to poetry and I do not think this collection was for me. It gave the tumblr aesthetic and nostalgia factor that I donโt love in poetry, but had a few stand out poems like โpalomaโ and โGoodbye horses.โ
I enjoyed the depictions of lineal space and drugs, thought these were the most interesting aspects of imagery within the poetry.
I would recommend this to readers who are fans of Rupi Kaur.
Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC of this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Unnamed Press for the Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review!
So, let me start by saying it is not by any means the worst body of poetry I've read. Some of the imagery was very interesting and creative. I could definitely tell the author was trying (unlike, say, Gabbie Hannah or somebody.)
I did not, however, think this was a particularly special collection. While the poetry was fine it often just fell flat or came off as pretentious. Then, there was one poem which I absolutely hated which I will show you all.
"the 27 club are alive and well and singing
people don't really kill themselves over things like that
but i read you can die from a broken heart"
Yeah. It just kind of rubs me the wrong way... Anyways. The photography included was a nice touch but kind of bland. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Favorite Poem: Poem From An Unsent Postcard
The Bella Visa was quite an unexpected surprise. Some poems were so close to what I lived through and felt that it was as if they had been written for me.
Emma Ruth Rundle has a writing style both simple and poetical, keeping close to reality while unveiling the complexity behind our social selves and relationships.
Some poems in the collection were reminiscent of Beat poets, in her chosen topics and angles in which she perceived the outside world.
The pictures were an interesting choice, and I really enjoyed the ways in which she played with space.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review!
As a fan of Emma Ruth Rundle's music, I was intrigued by her debut poetry collection.
Drawing inspiration from her personal and musical history, the poems explore love, loss, and self-discovery in a reflective, lyrical manner. However, despite my appreciation for her artistry in music, this collection didnโt resonate with me. The writing felt flat, and the accompanying photographs didnโt add much to the experience. While I admire her creative versatility, the emotional depth of her music didnโt quite translate into this poetry for me.
I have been on a journey with poetry and finding collections and books of poems for my patrons that they will be able to connect to and find a bit of themselves in. In Bella Vista, Rundle takes her readers on her journey of love that ebbs and flows as the photos seem to provide a glimpse into the psyche and mind of the poet. At times I felt her anger and at other times her hope and love. Overall, The Bella Vista was an interesting journey and I would like to see this book in print form and see how it resonates with being able to see the pictures on pages rather than my Kindle.
I'm not a fan of this book. It comes across as self-absorbed, and the author tries to make the mundane seem more extraordinary than it is but is seriously missing the mark. Many of these poems seem like she's trying to make word count. The photos in this book aren't great; they look like those you accidentally take when moving your phone around and accidentally take a picture. If you're a fan of her music, you might like this book, but as someone who knows nothing about her, I wouldn't recommend this book.