30 review for The Women Widowed to Themselves

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   5 out of 5

   Neil (or bleed) – Aug 09, 2017

   Bold, raw, intimate. This book speaks to me with urgency and loaded with heavy emotions I can't carry. It's honesty and choice of words bring me to a frantic state itching to translate what's in my mind but couldn't. Bold, raw, intimate. This book speaks to me with urgency and loaded with heavy emotions I can't carry. It's honesty and choice of words bring me to a frantic state itching to translate what's in my mind but couldn't.

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   5 out of 5

   Meggie Royer – Jul 05, 2015

   Lora Mathis debuts her first collection of poetry with a kind of ferocity and brutal honesty that is all too often difficult to come by in a world built to raise the voices of men and silence those of women. These poems, like their author, have been wounded and touched in all the wrong ways, but still shine through with the softness and snarl of something brave and true. Mathis will take you through the failed parties and the bad beers, the self-loathing and the desperate texts that all come wit Lora Mathis debuts her first collection of poetry with a kind of ferocity and brutal honesty that is all too often difficult to come by in a world built to raise the voices of men and silence those of women. These poems, like their author, have been wounded and touched in all the wrong ways, but still shine through with the softness and snarl of something brave and true. Mathis will take you through the failed parties and the bad beers, the self-loathing and the desperate texts that all come with being a young woman who struggled to survive the growing pains and aches of adolescence, and leave you full of awe and clarity. In “Send This to Your Valentine,” Mathis writes, “I want you to love me, hard./Whatever that means.” And that is exactly what you will do with her debut collection.

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   5 out of 5

   Hattie Long – Jan 16, 2021

   I followed the author on tumblr for a while before she published this book. I asked for it for Christmas as my first poetry book out of school and boy did it change my life. My mouth was left hanging open after certain poems and the book was perfect to introduce me into poetry.

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   4 out of 5

   Lisa – Oct 23, 2017

   There were a few poems that I particularly connected with: Look An Offering Trained Silence An Apology to My Body When Your Heart Breaks Get Up and Stomp It

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   5 out of 5

   liv – Sep 26, 2016

   3.5 raw & intimate

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   4 out of 5

   Shevaun – Apr 05, 2021

   WOW. The best poetry book I have ever read.

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   4 out of 5

   Caitlin Conlon – Jul 22, 2017

   I've read some of Lora's work on tumblr but this is the first collection of hers I've ever bought & read. I was not disappointed. I've read some of Lora's work on tumblr but this is the first collection of hers I've ever bought & read. I was not disappointed.

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   4 out of 5

   Elena ( The Queen Reads ) – Mar 13, 2019

   But no matter how hard I try, I am not the sea. I am a sunken ship that has drowned in everyone who touched   me

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   4 out of 5

   annie – May 02, 2017

   Really great book of poetry! It's so raw and real. You really feel their emotions through these poems. I think most young people can relate to at least one poem in this book. I loved it so much that when I finished it I turned right back to the beginning and started again. Lora really has a way with words. Really great book of poetry! It's so raw and real. You really feel their emotions through these poems. I think most young people can relate to at least one poem in this book. I loved it so much that when I finished it I turned right back to the beginning and started again. Lora really has a way with words.

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    5 out of 5

    Enzo – Jun 08, 2018

    2.5. Fifty-fifty. Tiene un estilo interesante y poemas que se destacan, pero por momentos sentís que estás leyendo un blog de Tumblr en lugar de un poemario. Algunos poemas bastante flojitos y el 90% de ellos relacionados al desamor, así que deja mucho que desear. No es lo que me esperaba.

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Lora – Nov 04, 2016

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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