Poetry Review: Gothic Ballads
By Elizabeth Suggs
Gothic Ballads: In Darkness There Is Light by Sara Brunner is a collection of dark and macabre poetry about breaking down the stigma of mental health. She webs together a variety of thoughts and sentences that I found quite striking. Not only that, I really loved her descriptions, how she was able to pull the reader in with a simple line.
My only critique was the swearing. While I feel Brunner has a way with words, transporting readers through whatever avenue she wants, when she curses, I feel like it lessened the impact and pulled me out of her poems.
Here is my favorite quote:
My humanity, that part of me, you killed her.
Overall, this was a fine collection of poetry.
Sara’s writing is also featured in The Deluxe Darkness!
Elizabeth Suggs is co-owner of the indie publisher Collective Tales Publishing, owner of Editing Mee, and is the author of a growing number of published stories, two of which were in a podcast and poetry journal. She is the president of two writing groups, one being part of the LUW. She’s a book reviewer (EditingMee.com) and popular bookstagramer and cosplayer (@ElizabethSuggsAuthor). When she’s not writing or reading, she’s playing video/board games or making cookies.