Like

by Max Layton

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Pub Date Mar 01 2018 | Archive Date Jul 04 2018

Poetry & Verse

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Like consists of fifty poems every one of which uses the word “like.” Like is about people and things Layton likes -- or, sometimes, dislikes. In these poems, Layton expresses a gamut of emotions, from the fear of death to the peaceful contentment of watching two nesting Canadian geese. However, “like” is more than an emotionally charged verb. It is also the basis of simile. It is by likening one thing to another that Layton finds meaning in ordinary things. Since all things are alike in some way, Like is a book of poetry about the underlying unity of all creation.

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781771832472
PRICE	$20.00 (USD)

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Ariana M, Reviewer

This poetry collection was not exactly what I was expecting when I went in. Admittedly, I think that this was one of those works that went over my head to some extent. Each of these poems contain the word “like”, used in both similes as well as opinions on parts of life. I thought this was a really intriguing and unique idea for a collection, and Layton did a solid job building it. I really liked his writing style and found it easy to get caught up in.

I absolutely loved some of the poems, but then others didn’t hit me in quite the same way. One of the main types I particularly enjoyed were the more personal poems, particularly those about his mother and her art. But—and this may be just me—I couldn’t always tell exactly how he was using the word “like” to construct his poems. Though that wasn’t always completely clear to me, this was still a solid collection and an enjoyable read.