Poetry Review: The Sugar Mill – Bhav Mangat & Harp Seehra

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Life is full steps that need to be taken to reach the sweet ending. That is what The Sugar Mill by Bhav Mangat and Harp Seehra is all about. Steps that you take growing up, to the steps you take in a relationship. These are all things that need to be done in pieces for the ending to be sweet.

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Poetry Review: The Sugar Mill - Bhav Mangat & Harp SeehraThe Sugar Mill

Author(s): Bhav Mangat & Harp Seehra

Genre: Poetry

Publication Date: February 10, 2018

Goodreads Synopsis“The Sugar Mill” is a doodle filled collection of poetry and prose that explores experiences with distress, love, and cultural taboos. With a strong emphasis on self-discovery and growth, the book proves to be a true celebration of the self and all forms of intimacy. The journey is divided into 4 chapters, each following a different stage of sugar refinement: Cane, Crushing, Cleansing, and Crystallizing.

Topics and Triggers: growing up, love, addiction, sexual assault

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I received a copy of The Sugar Mill from the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. 

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I had a great time reading this collection and here’s why.

The poems are written in modern free-verse style. This is my favorite poetry style, so I enjoyed the layout of the poems. I also like the way that the poem length ranged from short to long.

The poems in this collection deal with topics of growing up, and being in love, with aspects of addiction, and sexual assault. I found many of the poems to be relatable to me, but not all of them. This isn’t a problem, but I found that the emotional connection played a big role in my enjoyment of some of the poems.

The first half of the collection felt like an emotional blockage. I didn’t really feel the emotion behind the beginning poems. However, as the collection continues, I found myself on an emotional journey with the authors.

I love when poetry collections have drawings! These all fit the poems perfectly and added a bit of depth to the poems.

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Overall, The Sugar Mill is a sweet poetry collection about growing up and being in love. The free verse style of the poems makes them easy to read and relate to. Although I did find a lack of emotion in the beginning to affect my enjoyment of early poems, I still really enjoyed this collection.

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