Delighted to share my review for the poetry collection Lockdown Innit: Poems About Absurdity by M.J. Mallon
About the collection
Lockdown Innit is a poetry collection of eighteen poems about life’s absurdities and frustrations during lockdown. Wherever you live in this world, this is for you. Expect humour, a dollop of banter and ridiculous rants here and there. Amongst other delights, witness the strange antics of a swan posing by a bin and two statuesque horses appearing like arc deco pieces in a field. Check out the violin player on a tightrope, or the cheeky unmentionables wafting in the lockdown breeze!
My review for Lockdown Innit
This is a collection of poems that most of us can relate to. In the year since the first lockdown, families have been brought together in the confines of a home with limited opportunity to go further than a walk in the park. Normal activities suddenly become more valued and minds become creative in finding new ways to stay engaged and sane.
The author also takes a look at society and how some are happy to be selfish in the face of a national and global pandemic, with disregard for their own safety and others around them.. and a road rage bully is not about to change his spots.
There is humour in the verses and poignant reminders of the worry of being too far away from loved ones to support them.. I had some favourites and The Little Library is one which was a tribute to the comfort of books and Bucket List with inventive ideas to brighten the long lockdown days and weeks.
A lovely collection with verses to cheer and others to remind us to be safe..
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Also by M.J. Mallon
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About M.J. Mallon
My alter ego is MJ – Mary Jane from Spiderman. I love superheros!
M J Mallon was born in Lion city Singapore, a passionate Scorpio with the Chinese Zodiac sign of a lucky rabbit. She spent her early childhood in Hong Kong. During her teen years, she returned to her father’s childhood home, Edinburgh where she spent many happy years, entertained and enthralled by her parents’ vivid stories of living and working abroad. Perhaps it was during these formative years that her love of storytelling began bolstered by these vivid raconteurs. She counts herself lucky to have travelled to many far-flung destinations and this early early wanderlust has fuelled her present desire to emigrate abroad. Until that wondrous moment, it’s rumoured that she lives in the UK, in the Venice of Cambridge with her six-foot hunk of a rock god husband. Her two enchanting daughters have flown the nest but often return with a cheery smile.
Her motto is to always do what you love, stay true to your heart’s desires, and inspire others to do so too, even it if appears that the odds are stacked against you like black hearted shadows.
Favourite genres to write: Fantasy/magical realism because life should be sprinkled with a liberal dash of extraordinarily imaginative magic!
Next Chapter Publishing YA fantasy series. Bloodstone – The Curse of Time Book 1
And the 2nd in the series to be published thereafter…Golden Healer – The Curse of Time Book 2
Thanks for visiting today and I hope that you have enjoyed my review and will check out Marjorie’s books further.. thanks Sally
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Lovely review, Sally. This sounds like a fun anthology! xx
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Thanks very much Alex.. it is a great read.. hugsx
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Thank you so much for your interest Alex, Lockdown Innit is a short pamphlet style book of my poetry. The anthology This Is Lockdown was a little earlier and included contributions from various community members, authors, writers and bloggers including Sally.
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Fab review for Marje’s book Sal. I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. Congrats to Marje ❤ xx
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Thanks Debby worth a reshare..hugsx♥
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Absolutely! ❤
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Thank you so much Debby. So lovely of Sally to share Lockdown Innit on her book reviews rewind. ❤ x
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Most welcome Marje xx
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This collection of poetry is indeed timely. Thank you for sharing your review, Sally and a huge congrats to M.J.!
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Thanks Jan.. lovely to see something positive emerging from the lockdowns.. hugsx
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Thank you Jan, I appreciate your kind words and congratulations. 🙂
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Nice work Sally, not a prediction I hope.
Massive Hugs
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hope not David.. have had enough of those…hugsx
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I don’t mind the change of name but after 70 years you’ll have to give me time to adjust to it.
Hugs Galore
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I actually changed it to David within seconds but clearly did not take.. so you should not have seen that oops moment at all.. sorry about that fingers moving faster than the mind..age is a wonderful thing hugs xxx
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No I hope not! Here’s to happier times ahead David.
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Thanks for sharing Michael..hugsx
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Wonderful review, Sally! A wonderful book. I am sure much more a must have after this pandemic. xx Michael
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Thanks Michael.. a great selection for everyone..hugsx
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Indeed, Sally! Thank you! xx hugsx
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Thanks very much Michael…hugsx
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:-)) xx
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Thank you so much Michael for sharing on your blog, will pop over and say Hi. 🙂
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Thank you as well, Maje! But on the new blog you cant neither comment, nor like. ;-( Sorry, but in Germany we are not allowed to send any information to US servers, and WP.com’s Jetpack-Plugin providing commenting and liking is just doing this.. So i had to self host, with this limitation. But the reposting are visible again.
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A great review, Sally. And I must read those lockdown poems.
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Thanks Viv and well worth it..hugsx
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Thanks Viv and Sally. 🙂
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Thank you, so thrilled with Sally’s review. 🙂
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Since many of us may be back to lockdown, this book is perfect.
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I haven’t checked our cases today Jacqui but would not be surprised…hugs
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I hope not Jacqui, but it is so unpredictable at the moment.
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Great review. Thanks for sharing, Sally. Hugs 💕🙂
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Thanks Harmony…hugsxx
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Great review from Sally, many thanks for sharing. Thanks Harmony. 🙂
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