Heather Sellers

These poems are so relevant to today’s ever-changing coastal areas, and living near a (northern) coast, I see many of the same parallels to storms, huge mansions being built that will one day be surrounded by water, and all the feelings that go along with loving your home but knowing it may not be the safest place, geographically. While I could relate, some lines seemed too long or didn’t quite flow with the poems.

*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*… (meer)

It's been a while since I've read a poetry collection. It was a pleasant surprise to come upon "Field Notes from the Flood Zone". Other than the very first poem, I resonated with all of the poems in the book. Normally it's difficult for me to read a poetry collection without taking a day or two in between each poem. With this book I found an easy flow reading all of the poems.

I was interested in this book as I have been living in Florida for almost 3 years and am concerned about climate change. I found Heather Sellers writing relatable and easily immersible. Again I don't know what it is about the first poem that throws me off. It's the only one that felt so disjointed to me that I couldn't reread it. Perhaps that is the point.

I found so many themes in this poetry collection that I wasn't expecting such as our relationships to the material, mother-daughter, the water, and death. I received this book as part of the Early Reviewer's club. I will be keeping my copy to reread and recommending it to others. Thank you Heather Sellers for sharing your stories.… (meer)