Today, I will be looking at Les Murray's Killing The Black Dog! I was introduced to this collection on the recommendation of one of my lecturers last semester. A classmate of mine lent it to me during the latter end of the previous semester and I figured it was worth reviewing!
Killing The Black Dog is a collection of poetry which discusses depression and how it impacts the sufferer. In this book, the pieces which refer to "the black dog" are discussing depression directly. I found the idea of establishing a prominent metaphor interesting and helpful when conducting analysis of individual pieces which I could use for my portfolio at the end of the previous semester.
As someone who does not suffer from depression, I was hesitant when reading this collection, afraid that I would not be able to completely grasp the motifs behind each piece in the book. But I did in fact manage to comprehend the imagery and the depth of the pieces produced, despite not having experienced depression first-hand.
I felt that the voice of this collection was heavy and upfront and I really enjoyed reading the collection itself! It was very interesting! I would totally recommend giving this a shot!
Thank you for reading! See you in two weeks for another instalment of Monday Book Reviews! - Next time, we will be going back to prose!
And remember:
Per Ardua Ad Astra
-Imogen. L. Smiley
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