Review of "WAVES" by Autumn Williams
- Megan Diedericks
- Apr 13
- 1 min read
"I stare out / into the ocean / and wish / I could drift away / with the waves" (page 5)
WAVES by Autumn Williams is a beautifully put-together collection of short poems.
It’s a very fast-paced read, and the flow is perfect—moving between walking and dreaming; a push and pull (much like actual waves!)
I also love how the color blue is very prevalent, as it also helps tie the themes of love, and almost longing, together. I felt and underlying sense of melancholy while reading this chapbook, but there’s also a lightness there.
My favorite piece is probably the one on page 23, a poem I feel encapsulatesthe mood wholly, opening with: "The ocean leaves / to join the sky" and finishing with "Turning to gray / and then / falling"
