Dancing to Motown

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"Lorna ambitiously uses either the construction or theme of Motown soul genre, as the underlying model for this collection. As such there is a blues like quality to the poems. Traditional poetic forms like the sonnets, as well as epiphany; intricate rhyme schemes and alliteration achieve the fine balance between lyricism and narrative monologue, needed to explore the celebratory and elegiac essence of love. Lorna creates brilliant insights through subtle observations, achieving sensual work, and an addictive delightful read, rooted in a specific time period. Like Motown songs, there is a deceptive simplicity, which belies the collection's complexity."The Poetry Book Society