Bestselling writer and activist Alicia Cook returns with I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip, a collection of poetry, prose, and song. The follow-up to Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately contains anthem-like poems about relationships, mental health, current social issues, and learning from loss, with the promise that recovery is possible. The reader's experience with this unique collection is lifted from the page as Cook has collaborated with a number of up and coming musicians to transform some of her poetry into song. Like her debut book, this one is divided into two parts. Modeled after a vinyl record this time, the collection is separated into the EP record, holding Cook's shorter poetry, and the LP record, holding Cook's longer poetry, prose, and songwriting. Together, they form an inspiring collection for all those recovering from something.
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I just want to say thank you so much to the Author and Andrew McMeel Publishing for providing me with a physical copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Just like in her first poetry collection Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately this collection is divided into 2 parts. Part one is called The EP and part two is called The LP which like mentioned in the synopsis is modeled after a vinyl record. I find the way she formats her collection to be really unique and this one is made even more unique because she has collaborated with several up and coming musicians to turn some of her poems into song. While it is unique unfortunately the music is not my kind of music but I'm sure it will work for others.
I used sticky notes to mark some of the poems that stood out to me so much so that my husband asked me why I was marking up my book so much. While a lot of the poems stood out to me I didn't connect with this collection of poems as much as I did when I read her first collection called Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately. Even though I didn't connect with it as much I still really loved reading it.
