Afterwards by Reagan Myers

 Afterwards by Reagan Myers is a collection of excellent poems all about depression and grief and some dark things which can happen such as suicide, loss of family members and loss of important relationships. This collection of poetry is about things that we may all experience at some point and really makes the reader feel sympathy for the poet and understand the poet's journey and what she has been through. The joy of poetry is that poems do not have to follow any rules and it is a way for the writer to write about their true and honest feelings and this is very evident in this fine collection of poetry. I would however advise possibly not reading this collection of poems if you are suffering from extreme depression.

I like this poem firstly because it is what poems are all about! Poems are writing about your feelings and letting all your feelings out in a creative way, this part of poetry can make a poem very powerful and impactful and as poems do not have to follow any rules, the poet can really play with the words to make them relevant to themselves as an individual. The poems were also put together extremely well and lead into each other perfectly. As a poet myself, it was an absolute pleasure reading these poems and being introduced to different poetic forms which I previously was unaware of and so has given me inspiration for my own poetry. I normally would not buy a book I have read for review purposes, however, I really do feel like buying a paperback version of this anthology for inspiration for my own poetry as well as for the honestly and creativity found in this collection. The poems were great and so very varied and also very emotional. This collection is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes.

I really do not dislike anything about this poem collection as it contains outstanding poems which don't all follow the rules of poetry and they are very honest poems.

Altogether, I must rate this poem anthology 5 stars as it contains some outstanding poems which really touches the reader and makes the reader think. It has also helped me on my poetry journey by teaching me that poems do not need to follow any rules and yes you can be very honest in your own poems. I feel very thankful for being able to read this book and so I must thank NetGalley and Button Poetry for providing me with an exclusive pre-publishing copy of this book in exchange for an honest book review.