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Sea of Strangers Reviews

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  Dale Harcombe

  I had not heard of this poet before. This was one of four books From Hardie Grant that I won. It’s always a joy to find a new author or poet. This is a simply expressed, heartfelt collection of poetry and thoughts, much of it about love or loss. Some are only one or two lines in length. Others are longer, maybe three or four stanzas. I tended to do as I usually do with poetry, read a few at a time and sit and reflect on them rather than reading the whole book in a sitting or two.
  
  These are simply I had not heard of this poet before. This was one of four books From Hardie Grant that I won. It’s always a joy to find a new author or poet. This is a simply expressed, heartfelt collection of poetry and thoughts, much of it about love or loss. Some are only one or two lines in length. Others are longer, maybe three or four stanzas. I tended to do as I usually do with poetry, read a few at a time and sit and reflect on them rather than reading the whole book in a sitting or two.
  
  These are simply written, often delicate, poems and prose often about love and loss. Some are only two lines e.g. Shelter
  
  My father was a house,
  
  my mother was a home.
  
  I particularly liked the title poem Sea of Strangers, Reclaiming the Sky, Where it Hurts, With Anyone Else. Poetry and Prose, Strings and Ad Infinitum
  
  I quite like short poems. One of my favourite poets is Andrew Lansdown., who uses imagery in fresh ways. I guess that is what I often found missing in this collection - imagery. To me that is an essential ingredient of poetry. So while these make pleasant reading to dip into, I found them at times lacking depth.
  
  Some seem no more than thoughts or perhaps maxims for living.
  
  From Everyone
  
  When you don’t have the whole attention of someone,
  
  You find yourself begging for it from everyone
  
  With thanks to Hardie Grant for my parcel of poetry and prose books by Lang Leav. I will leave the other books for a little while before reading more from this writer. ...more
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  [Shai] Bibliophage

  Indisputably Sea of Strangers is the best book of Lang Leav that has published so far. There are a lot of surprisingly remarkable poems and prose in this collection; some of these that catch my attention are Keys to the Kingdom, Witness, Reclaiming the Sky, The Fisherman, and Take Back Your Power.
  
  
  
  If you are a fan of Lang Leav or just enjoys a good poetry book, then you must not miss the chance to check out this wonderful compilation.
  
  
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  destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries]

  
  
  I have always loved Lang's poetry, ever since I can remember knowing it existed. I used to read her work over and over as a teen, getting lost in how emotive and haunting it was. When I saw that she was releasing a new collection, I couldn't wait to read it, and was so grateful to get my hands on it. She's been sitting on some of this work for a decade, but man, was it worth the wait.
  
  

  Greet the world with no expectation.
  
  Love as though you have never been hurt or betrayed.
  
  Let go of the ones who

  
  
  I have always loved Lang's poetry, ever since I can remember knowing it existed. I used to read her work over and over as a teen, getting lost in how emotive and haunting it was. When I saw that she was releasing a new collection, I couldn't wait to read it, and was so grateful to get my hands on it. She's been sitting on some of this work for a decade, but man, was it worth the wait.
  
  

  Greet the world with no expectation.
  
  Love as though you have never been hurt or betrayed.
  
  Let go of the ones who take so much from you
  
  yet offer nothing in return.
  
  This is how you take back your power.

  
  
  Lang writes of love and loss, grief and healing, power and weakness, and she switches flawlessly between poetry and prose. Her words are full of impact across every single page, and unlike many poets I enjoy, I never find her writing to be repetitive. She is confident and wise in much of this collection, offering gentle mentoring that we all need from time to time.
  
  If you're a fan of poetry, if you're someone who's loved and lost, or even if you're just looking for a book to make you feel, the emotions that Lang describes are universal, powerful, and her delivery is perfection. I highly recommend picking this collection up.
  
  Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for granting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review! ...more
• 
  Lauren

  Sea of Strangers is the first book I have read by Lang Leav and it was exquisite. Her words are often beautiful yet tragic but always with a hint of hope.
  
  A stunning collection that I shall be revisiting in the future.
  
  Full RTC.
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  Romie

  I wasn't the biggest of Lang Leav's first poetry collections, but this one … this one was so much better than everything I expected. I went into this collection thinking it would be nothing exceptional, just an average poetry book, but I was wrong? I liked it a lot? It hit home? I'm emotional right now.
  
  This collection is full of inspirational little poems, delicate teeny tiny poems, there to make you realise you're not alone in your feelings. More than once I found myself thinking, ‘This is exac I wasn't the biggest of Lang Leav's first poetry collections, but this one … this one was so much better than everything I expected. I went into this collection thinking it would be nothing exceptional, just an average poetry book, but I was wrong? I liked it a lot? It hit home? I'm emotional right now.
  
  This collection is full of inspirational little poems, delicate teeny tiny poems, there to make you realise you're not alone in your feelings. More than once I found myself thinking, ‘This is exactly what I needed right now.’
  
  I still wasn't overwhelmed by a poems mostly about love, but all the other ones were simply amazing and beautifully written. That's definitely something you cannot take away from Lang Leav : her writing style is gorgeous and pertinent.
  
  Ask the sun to relinquish
  
  the sky to the moon.
  
  Tell the moon to rise
  
  with a fierce
  
  unyielding vengeance.
  
  Remind her it is now
  
  her time to glow.
  
  Thank you Netgalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. ...more
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  dimitry

  Una raccolta di prose e poesie delicata, a tratti commovente. Non ho potuto esimermi dal confrontarlo con il più celebre Milk and Honey, a mio modesto parere inferiore sia dal punto di vista stilistico che da quello emotivo. Se siete alla ricerca di una lettura piacevole e al tempo stesso creativa, intensa, questo è ciò che fa al caso vostro.
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  Saif Saeed

  Like Milk and Honey but better but I just don't think I'm into this style poetry or poetry in general really. It was nice but I still feel like every book of poetry I have that reads this way is not worth the amount of paper its printed on. Just release the full text on Tumblr, that's your target audience anyway.
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  Anali

  
  
  “So why do you keep
  
  looking back
  
  at the one thing
  
  that can
  
  undo it all?”