Dis_ability by Munir Zamir

 

The tears of life will fall
Into a river full of grief
Only then can the whisper of the Beloved
Provide the ailment as magnificent relief

I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. That in no way changes my opinion of it.

Dis_ability by Munir Zamir is a short poetry collection surrounding Zamir’s struggle with living with his disability. Zamir was born with congenital deformities in the early 70’s. This short collection talks about love, relationships with other people and himself, and society as a whole.

It’s tough reviewing poetry because it changes so much from person to person. I don’t typically read poetry either. I get confused easily with too many metaphors and similes. I find myself wanting them to straight out tell me what they mean. However, there are times I step out of my comfort zone, and I must say I’m glad I did with this collection.

I found that this collection had a nice balance of pretty sentences and straight forward ones so I didn’t get frustrated. I know I don’t relate to these poems, but I don’t need to. Not everything is meant to be deeply personal, you know? 

I found this to be easy to read with some truly lovely poems in them. I enjoyed myself and I think others will too.