Alicia Clark's book of poems is a lovely mix of music and love, life, and family. I really love her writing style, and how she speaks so truly of something which I think a lot of people can resonate with.

The "remix" half the book was probably my favourite. I love blackout poetry, so doing this with her own poems was a real addition to the collection and I felt like at times some of the poems she'd blacked out were, in fact, more resonant than what she had left in.

Some of the poems on "Side A" really were beautiful, but they didn't all live up to what I had hoped they would be. Many were powerful and I bookmarked a lot of them - but "Side B" is, I feel where Clark's creativity and authorship really came through.

I would definitely recommend STUFF I'VE BEEN FEELING LATELY.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review!

This is my first time reading the poet and it won’t be my last. I absolutely adored Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately. I could read most of the poems over and over and never grow tired of the language, images and feelings they invoke. Cook writes the type of poems I love to read and write and was definitely my cup of tea. I was really moved by some poems on side A, especially the ones that explored grief. I just really enjoyed all of the poems. I wasn’t sure how I felt about side B at first. Some of the poems were not all that different from side A but gradually I fell in love with these as well. I thought Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately was great. I cannot wait to read more.

I loved the nostalgic feel of the format but wish that the writing was as well thought out as the "idea" for the book. The poems in the first section of the book are all annoyingly similar. The writing isn't terrible, it's just not good. This book reminds me of the poems that you see floating around on Tumblr.
Example: "I told you I'd be okay one day/Today is that day."
It's not exactly profound.
Side B seems more like an afterthought than anything. It does nothing to enhance the quality of the book and reading it just solidified my thinking that I'd wasted my time on the whole.
At one point the author says that she spent much of her time during the year, "scribbling things in journals.". Even without this line, I would have guessed this since the entire book reads like the journal of a teenager; in all the worst and most cliche ways. The writer lacks style and, apparently, self-awareness. The majority of her taste in music leaves much to be desired as well. Though I will say that there were a range of diverse genres highlighted throughout the book.
Two final notes:
1. The font is terribly juvenile.
2. Putting s p a c e between letters doesn't make what you're saying any more profound and doesn't distract the reader from the (lack of) quality of the the writing.
I applaud the author for her bravery in sharing her poems with the public, but would suggest maybe hiding them away for a few more years so they have time to mature.

I have depression and so many of these poems made me feel as if I'm not alone. I believe this book will sell a lot if they advertise it right. The poems in this collection reached into my hearts and pulled me by the strings. It made me think of the people who I loved, left, hurt and been hurt by. It is a wonderful book that is extremely relatable. I will be looking for this on the shelves

I really liked this collection of modern poetry. The writing style was easy to follow (for the most part). Both Side A and Side B have a lot of poems that I think will be relatable for a lot of people. Overall I would say this collection is modern, young, well-written and just very pleasing to read. It was not quite a 5 star read because I felt that it was a bit repetitive at some points, and some of the tracks in Side B was a bit difficult to read because of the format.

Although I have a few favourites that particular stuck out (including tracks 6, 12, 29 and 55) I generally enjoyed the majority of the poems on both sides of this collection. All of the originals are very readable, both aloud and to oneself, with many lines that stood out as particularly emotive and resonating. I didn't know what to expect from the remix poems but I loved how they were done — especially how the relevant words were circled and the others simply crossed out rather than blacked out entirely, as it emphasized the poems being remixes and their connection to the originals.

Overall, this collection was both sincere and candid in both sides, and the remixes really brought something new to their originals.

One of the best books I've read recently. I absolutely love her poems! ♥

I'm unable to access this book with my reading devices and cannot provide a review at this time.

I liked some of the poems, they felt deeply personal and real. But then some felt like were done just for the song that the author had been listening too. I didn't understand the second half. The blackout poetry.

Beautiful poetry and a bright young talent.
I adore this raw and honest description of situations that everyone can relate to.

Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook is third published work. Cook is 28 and from New Jersey. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in English Literature in 2008 and her MBA in 2012. She is employed as the Associate Director of Communications at Saint Peter's University.

Cook explained the purpose for this collection. It was written in fourteen days to benefit the Willow Tree Center a nonprofit addiction and counseling center. All funds from the book will be donated to the Willow Tree Center.

As the cover hints, the poems are tied to music. The book is divided into two sections -- A-Side and B-Side. Each poem is titled as a track number and each poem has a song associated with it. The poems in the first section run in a freestyle and almost in a conversational manner. Cook tells of love, loss, healing, and the usual problems of growing up and older. I was trying to decide myself if it was poetry or thoughts linked together with music. A-side, Track 48 seems to sum up the writing style. When given an assignment by her professor, she decides to do something else and receives an A on the project nonetheless:

Alicia, though you blatantly
ignored the prompt, after reading
this succinct conspiracy theory,
I can see the original essay topic
would have bored you.
Does your brain
slow down?

No.

This seems to be the pattern of the writing. The poet writes like she chooses and does it well enough so that it holds the reader's interest.

The songs used as "listening to" while writing after my time. I did recognize a few I listened to like the Beatles and Rod Steward. I recognized some of the names of others but not the music and some of the musicians I never heard of. That can be expected since I am almost twice as old as the poet so I will leave commenting on the music to younger reviewers.

The B-side impressed me. Until then I thought it was an OK collection. It's not what I would call poetry, but not exactly prose either, but it did have an appeal to it. The B-Side is a repeat of the A-Side but with the use of a Grille Cipher. The blackout poetry had much more of a feel and mood than the A-Side. It was discovering the encrypted message in the writing and made the collection more than what it originally seemed. The B-side is usually the lesser music than the A-Side but here the opposite is true. This did much to raise the level of the poetry presented. Very well done.

This was my first ever book full of poetry compilation. Through videos and bloggers I came to know bits of information about this book as how easy read it was that a first timer won't be overwhelmed with too much of poems. There were a few poems which struck a chord with me and I was thrown into the pool of feelings like Track 37 and 68 from Side A to name a few and some were a miss. I loved the idea of songs associated with each poem and Side B had some of my favourites which helped to me associate with the poem at a deeper level if I can say. This book was an easy read and I would recommend to those friends of mine who would it appreciate it more than I can ever do.

a lively and original collection of poems discussing a plethora of topics.

This title wasn't available to download to my device which prevented me from being able to read it, but I am so excited to read this.

This book of poetry reminded me that I actually like poetry. So many of them spoke to me, spoke to my heart. The idea to attach them to songs, and also to do remixes, is inspired. I love that aspect to these poems. I can't wait to get my hands on the new edition so I can tab all the poems I bookmarked in my digital copy!

If you're scared to read poetry because you feel like you don't "get" it. This is a great collection to start with. They're very readable. I think almost anyone can find a poem they can connect with in this collection. Maybe you'll even find your new favorite song.

Here’s a collection of poems regarding the highest of highs and lowest of lows in life, touching everything from success to trauma to deep love to identity.

There were some incredible poems on the A-side (such as track 4, 19, 29) but there was a lot of hit-or-miss for me personally. The B-side felt more cohesive and I suppose the formatting helped a bit with that.

Nothing touched me quite as deeply as the Track Four (A-side) did. I full-on burst into tears taking in these words about love between women. No matter how it was intended by the author it rang true to my own experiences as a lesbian, and it felt so good to feel so at home in this?