My First Review for Sounds of a Cricket

7/31/2019

Dear Mr. Mathison,

When my mum first gave me this book I thought it would be just another boring book. After I read it I imediatly took my words back. I don't really enjoy poetry but I decided to read it because, well why not.

If I do ever decide to read poetry I always choose some of Erin Hanson's works but I also love the poetry that you have included in this book. When I read the first few pages I imediately fell in love. You could almost feel what the author was feeling while writing this and to me that's what all that poetry is about. I also enjoyed how when you first read this you think that its a poem and it's well... deep.

But then when you are on reading the poems you see that they're all connected in a way, like the roots of a tree. First you think of the poems as though they are individuals. But they all join together to make a story full of emotion. That's what I love about poems and that's what I found in your work. The tips and tricks throughout the book also helped me in coming up with some ideas of my own. They were superhelpfull. Keep up the great work Mr. Mathison.

-Sincerely

Mehak