Reviews for Drawings of the Song Animals: New & Selected Poems

The average rating for Drawings of the Song Animals: New & Selected Poems based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-11 00:00:00 Mark Walker Tupac's story is incredibly fascinating. Although he's popularly portrayed as a cold-hearted gangbanger, those who dig deeper will find that he was an incredibly complex, soulful person with a deep sensitivity that the mainstream media misses. This book of his original poetry, written when he was 19 on scraps of notepaper, really surprised me by giving a glimpse into that sensitive side. While some of the poetry is trite, there are a number of poems that border on profound, expressing Tupac's deep appreciation for life and those who inspired him (both in his personal life and historical figures). Clearly, Tupac lived a life of contradictions. He was a gangbanger, but we also know that he was a sweet, loving person as well. We all embody incredible contradictions, just like America was created and is sustained by powerful contradictions. I really like how Tupac tried to show people that, for better or for worse, our lives are defined by contradictions, and we need to make the best of it. One question I would like to ask Tupac is this: "Did you want to die young, so that you would become the legend you are today? Or did your death take you by surprise?"

Review # 2 was written on 2017-11-07 00:00:00 Anne Richards Poems are the reflections of an individual soul; we should look at the reflections and ask what we see in our own soul reflected back - good, bad or indifferent it is one of the purest ways we can connect as human beings. As such I find these poems filled with pure reflections of Tupac and appreciate the fact that he shared them with us.