This was a great poetry book. I always absolutely enjoy their work and I can't wait to read more in the near future. I highly recommend it.

LET ME TELL YOU. I LOVE THIS POETRY SO MUCH. It radiates with feels and it was heartwarming. The title is perfect and so with the entries!

I wasn't a fan. I think it just wasn't something that resonated with me, I couldn't get myself into this collection.

I know I spoke about Beau Taplin being an Instagram poet and his collection being a bit too mushy – and while Poindexter is definitely very mushy too, I just love Poindexter’s work.

When I got back into poetry I of course looked for modern poetry. A lot of modern poetry is indeed ‘instagram poetry’ – short poems usually on a filtered background or so. Which doesn’t mean that it can’t be good or meaningful poetry. And Poindexter shows that. I’ve always enjoyed reading his work. Which is why I was happy with Old Soul Love as it was both his old and new work – meaning I could recognise his old work – some of them being ones I really really loved.

Again, I’m not a huge fan of love poetry (I do prefer the hard-hitting poetry – which I’ve found is a lot in slam poetry). But Poindexter makes me want to go back to reading romantic poetry. When I read his poems I want to find love, to be in love with someone (and then I remember I mostly like to be alone. Or with my cat). And that’s a testament to how good of a writer he is – that he can make you feel emotions that you didn’t necessarily think you really had.

While I absolutely loved Naked Human, Poindexter’s previous work, this one just wasn’t for me. I’ve become rather picky when it comes to poetry and this just seemed redundant and cheesy. I’ve found too many of these Instagram poets tend to rewrite the same poems in different words, which I guess works when they’re posted individually on Instagram, but not so much when compiled into a book. I’ll pass on this one.

Old Soul Love is a collection of poetry about love, love of a mate, a grandparent, father, mother, friend, basically the loves of a lifetime. Beautifully written and memorable, resonating. I have recently started reading poetry and Christopher Poindexter is a favorite, I will be looking for future work.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read Old Soul Love for a fair review.

Inventive verse from an indie/electronic poet who is exploring the form. Recommended for lovers of poetic work.

the first few were nice, but more and more this became pretentious and boring. at one point he straight up plagiarised stephen chbosky, so that was cool.

I got a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and here's my two cents: it's a good collection of poems. What do I mean by good? It's got prose, one-liners and it's broken down into sections which makes it easier to read and enjoy.
I'm glad that I got to read this, it's a lovely collection and readers can relate to every thing that's shared herein.

Thank you NetGalley for providing this ARC!

Honestly, this was not for me. I have enjoyed many stories written in verse this year, but Old Soul Love reminded me why I was so careful to get into poetry in the first place. Once in a while Poindexter hits jackpot and writes a few beautiful lines and these definitely raise the quality but most of his poems are either cringe-worthy/cheesy or seems like completely random thoughts.. I have never seen the word "love" written down so many times - not that it's a bad word or theme but it was too much. I applaud him for his confidence in his sensitive side and the way he dismisses the masculine stereotype but as a reading experience, unfortunately it was pretty bland.