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Hey book lover! The first poetry book I read in 2021 is Lucía Orellana Damacela 's Inherent . The book is published by Fly On the Wall Press. You may already have watched the unboxing video of this book on my YouTube channel, in case you missed it, the video is here: Inherent has forty-seven pages. There are thirty-nine poetries in this collection, and they will collectively create a homely atmosphere in a reader's mind. Break In, Mourning, Drenched, Housekeeping and Rain Noir - these five poetries touched me so much that I was reading this book again and again to feel them more. Housekeeping holds the poet's point of view on silence, fear, loneliness, anxiety, indulgence and strength. This poem will definitely grab the reader's attention more. Lucía Orellana Damacela's Inherent can be read by anyone who loves lyricism. The poetries in this book reflect multiple cultures. Inherent belongs to home. If you are staying out of your home, you can consider a paperback ...

Hey book lover! Today we will be talking with Anna Saunders - the founder of Cheltenham Poetry Festival. She is the author of six poetry books and her latest poetry book Feverfew was released on 4th January 2021. I didn't invite her just because she is a writer or a poet. I invited her because she is also a very good reader- a pure bibliophile. I hope you will enjoy the conversation between two readers. Kangkan: The number of books written by you clearly says how much you are passionate about writing. What is the inspiration behind this? Anna: I worked for a publisher and he said I had ink in my veins rather than blood. My family are all writers, my parents were journalists, novelists, poets - and I grew up in a house full of books surrounded by passionate bibliophiles. I learnt early that literature could affect wonders - it could enchant and intoxicate, take the reader to other worlds, and I soon developed an appetite to consume it in large amounts and then to write it. I wr...

Hey book lover! Your favourite blog kmgreads completed a successful year on 25th January. When I started it, I didn't expect that I would continue it for a year. But your love and support made everything possible and I promise you that I will put more efforts to provide you with better content. To enjoy this happy moment, I invited poet, lomographer and songwriter Grae J. Wall . He is from St Albans, UK. Grae J. Wall's latest poetry book The Sound of Revolution was released on 7th December 2020. Kangkan: Music, poetry and photography -these three things have always been fascinating us, the humans and you are living the life among them. How does it feel? Grae: Quite organic I suppose, I really did just fall into the world with an innate need to create and capture and share. My mum was a poet and I was inspired by the poems she would send to the letters page of our local newspaper. I inherited my grandad’s old Kodak Brownie when I was six or seven and then aged about 11 I saw ...

Hey booklover! Renowned novelist, poet and scriptwriter Dr. Gail Aldwin is our guest in today's Creator's Conversations . Before we start, let me introduce her to you. Gail Aldwin is a Dorset-based writer. Her debut coming-of-age novel The String Games , about a child lost on a holiday in France, was voted a finalist in The People’s Book Prize and was shortlisted in the Dorchester Literary Festival Writing Prize 2020. Gail loves to appear at national and international literary and fringe festivals. Prior to Covid-19, she volunteered with VSO International at Bidibidi in Uganda, the second largest refugee settlement in the world. Kangkan: How many hours a day do you dedicate to writing? Gail Aldwin: Writing takes many forms for a published author including notes and planning for future projects, research, editing, writing articles and blog posts. I’m often asked to review the books of others, provide feedback on writing … and answer interview questions, as I’m doing now. In 20...

What could be more amazing than starting a new year with a fiction book (that too before its release date)! A few weeks ago, Isabelle Kenyon sent me On Borrowed Time written by Graeme Hall and told me to share my reading experience with you. The book is released on 11th January 2021. It has almost three hundred and sixty-six pages and twenty-five chapters excluding the prologue and the epilogue. The story of On Borrowed Time revolves around six characters- Sam, Emma, Kate, Alice, Yeung Kwok-wah and Susan Khoo. The prologue is set in August 1997's Hong Kong and it started with the break-up story of Sam and Emma. Emma broke up her relationship with Sam just because her visa was expiring. The author beautifully portrayed Sam's feelings on the day when Emma was going to fly to the UK. The first chapter takes back the reader to one year earlier Hong Kong and describes Sam and Emma's life from two different angles. Sam worked at McShane Adams, the law firm with his two colleag...

I am a huge fan of Greek mythology, and Medusa is one of those characters whom I want to explore from different angles. Isabelle Kenyon and I often share our book-reading expectations. When she came to know my hunger for exploring Medusa, she told me that her press ( Fly on the Wall Press ) recently published a chapbook where Medusa is portrayed from a different perspective. The name of the book is Medusa Retold and it is written by Sarah Wallis . I immediately requested her to send me the book so that I can share my thoughts with you. Unboxing video of Medusa Retold:   Medusa Retold is a long-form poem. There are thirty pages in this chapbook. The central character of the poetry is Nuala who lives in a modern seaside town. Nuala is brought up by a single mother. Being a loner, her emotions, likes-dislikes differ from others. Athena is Nuala's best friend and they spend time in a band together. If you are wondering how this contemporary character can reflect our ancient Medusa, y...

In 2020, I read a lot of poetry books but only a few could impress me. The poets who made my 2020 special are James F. Miller II ( Ghost in the Reflection, Letters to Erin ) and Steve Denehan (Days of Falling Flesh and Rising Moons). I never thought that I would get another chance to read these poets' work this year. But it happened and Jimmy sent me his latest chapbook Valedictorian of the Bottom Feeders published by Planet Productions Poetry & Press . He asked me to do a review of this book, and I thought why I shouldn't share my opinion with you! Valedictorian of the Bottom Feeders has forty-two pages, and it contains fifteen poetries. While writing this review,  "if you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry" -this famous quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is striking in my head. I think I should not reel out any of the poetries in this review. I hope the poet or the publisher will also avoid revealing anything to the readers. My suggestion to the poet or t...