You can read it HERE
And here's an excerpt from Amanda McLeod's review:
Amanda uses beautiful metaphors to bring the losses back to life; the
sea and birds are two motifs that appear repeatedly throughout the
collection. The imagery these create builds stunning visual pictures of
each poem. Sensory detail is essential to these images and Huggins makes
bold and effective use of these, from the thump of a sparrow against a car windscreen to the sunlight trapped beneath glass flavour
of a tomato to the faint heartbeat of a beloved pet. These images are
served well by lyrical language and gentle turns of phrase that add a
truly musical quality to the poems. Occasional slant rhyme leads the
poetry back towards traditional forms in some areas without seeming
trite or cheesy, and there is a pleasing variety of form. Huggins uses
line breaks to suspend phrases, allowing them to hold multiple meanings
until the reader arrives at the next line and this pulls the poems
along, encouraging the reader forwards without seeming frantic. This
tone suits the subject matter perfectly.
The Collective Nouns for Birds is a delicate balance of pain
and peace. Amanda Huggins reminds us all that loss is a part of the
cyclic nature of life, and that we can look back without becoming mired
in grief. Those moments weave into our hearts and become a part of the
fabric of ourselves – we need not cling to them tightly to keep them
with us. This is an accomplished debut.
You can read the full review HERE
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