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Diane Luby Lane
- Reading
- Read selectively rather than rushing: pause after emotionally intense poems, discuss imagery and voice separately from the experiences described, and use the prompts only if writing feels welcome.
- Themes
- Finding voice through poetry: Young poets use classic and original poetry, rhythm, storytelling and performance to express experiences and address issues affecting them. The project clearly values poetic voice and presents expression as a meaningful way to engage with personal and social experience.
- Living with emotional distress: One narrator describes lifelong anxiety and depression, intense physical distress, fear of failure, withdrawal and emotional numbness. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Identity and social belonging: The collection explores identity, culture, family, friendship, love and belonging through diverse young writers’ poems and narratives. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Pay particular attention to emotional intensity.