Anneke Visser

@annekevisser · 09 Apr 2023

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Reflection review by Connie Harkema

When you see the beautiful cover of Reflection by Connie Harkema, you want to know if the drawing really represents what you see it or if it should represent something else. You get the answer later in the collection of poems, so it's nice that the author also wrote a poem for the cover. When you read the title, you already get an idea of what to expect.
Reflection by Connie Harkema is a collection of poems full of poems and drawings. In poetry, the author reflects people's situations, reflects places and countries. Each poem has a matching drawing, or vice versa, each drawing has a matching poem. It's just how you look at it. In some drawings, the author has incorporated an appropriate poem. The poems can be read separately. You can decide which poem to start with, which poem to read next, and which poem to end with. Because it is a thin collection of poems, you can read the book in a short break or when you have to wait for something. The book is also very suitable to read if you have a reading challenge to pass.
What is so great about Reflection by Connie Harkema is that the author drew her drawings herself and did not let anyone else draw the drawings, as often happens.

Read more at https://surfingann.blogspot.com/2023/04/reflectie-connie-harkema.html .

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