An anthem for the modern woman, Unfollowing You serves as a true companion for those who seek a voice that explores the complexities and absurdity of contemporary romance. Komal Kapoor uses her personal experience and astute social awareness as mechanisms to empower self-acceptance and promote cultural transparency.
After prolific growth on social media, Komal Kapoor is utilizing her perceptive understanding of romance in the digital age to present her first collection of poems. Unfollowing You tells a chronological tale of a modern love through a series of poems, prose, texts, screen grabs, and unsent letters. Exploring digital phenomena like swipe culture and technological realities, Kapoor's words affirm experiences and sentiment echoed across many media platforms.
Unfollowing You is separated into two parts: "Following You" details how the two protagonists fall in love and "Unfollowing You" shares their heartbreak. The realism of this collection will encourage readers to normalize growth and indulge in their feelings, even finding strength in them.
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[No swiping / no height lies / no tiger pics / no bio quips]***
(Andrews McMeel Publishing, 5 February 2019, 176 pages, ebook, ARC from publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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This is my first time reading the poet. I really enjoyed Unfollowing You. This collection offers emotional insight into the start, middle and end of a modern love affair. I could relate to many things the poet has to say. So can many people I assume. The poems are different lengths from a few words to a full page. I liked the variation though the longer poems were better. None of the poems have titles giving the impression the words were dashed off in the heat of emotion. I like poems to have titles though so this niggled a bit. Overall, there are some powerful pieces in Unfollowing You.
