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Divan of Shah
Author Shah Asad Rizvi sent me a copy of his poetry book, Divan of Shah, in return for an honest review. Well, here it is! Let me start by mentioning that I don’t usually intake poetry via an entire book. Most of my experience with poetry has been focusing on a single poem, or maybe a small selection, at a time. That being said… I’ve read a lot of poetry, so I have a decent understanding about the way a lot of people write it—and the places people tend to get stuck. The biggest trap poets fall into is making their poetry incredibly dark and depressing. I’m not saying there…