A Piece of Me is the second collection of poems by Victoria Day-Joel that I have read. Each collection has their own theme and the poems in this one connect nostalgia. Focusing on events in Day-Joel’s life, the poems cover everything from her childhood to the recent pandemic.
As always the author is open and vulnerable in her poems, from fond remembrances of family members no longer with us, to intimate fantasies of a lover. Each poem is personal to the author but contains themes that spark ideas in the reader about their own life - someone who gets the name of a biscuit wrong or the pang of missing someone that we all felt during the lockdowns of recent years. Each poem is vivid, in such a small number of words, the author manages to create a detailed picture of a moment, snapshots that can be enjoyed all at once or pondered over one at a time.
An intriguing and deeply personal collection of poems that inspire reflection.
A Piece of Me delivers what it promises in its title. Victoria Day-Joel’s personal experiences, her nostalgic memories and events in life, from her childhood to the recent pandemic, have contributed to a book of poems about life, love and learnings. The intensely personal poems reveal the deepest part of Day-Joel. There are poems to resonate with lovers, grandchildren, and even those who think about the world and its problems. Short and succinct, the poems are easy to comprehend and reverberate with imagery and emotions. You don’t have to have a love of poetry to appreciate this particular set of poems.
