Following the success of her breakout poem, "B", Sarah Kay releases her debut collection of poetry featuring work from the first decade of her career. No Matter the Wreckage presents readers with new and beloved work that showcases Kay's knack for celebrating family, love, travel, history, and unlikely love affairs between inanimate objects, among other curious topics. Both fresh and wise, Kay's poetry allows readers to join in on her journey of discovering herself and the world around her. It's an honest and powerful collection.
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I will wake you up early even though I know you like to stay through the credits. LOVE POEM #137
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(@writebloodyuk, 16 September 2014, ebook, 155 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveInc)
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This is a new poet for me. I decided I wanted to read this collection because I loved the title and the front cover. It took a few poems for me to get into No Matter The Wreckage and get used to the distinctive style of the poems and the poet's voice. Once I settled in I really enjoyed what I read. Kay is an original poetry voice and I look forward to reading more of her work in future. I especially liked Love Poem #137, The Oak Tree Speaks and New York, June 2009. This is an impressive debut.