Diary of a Lavender Plant
Rae White
@wings_humming
raewhite.net
Diary of a Lavender Plant is an A5 black and white zine about the journey of a lavender plant through poems.
If you’ve been reading these reviews for any length of time, you know that poetry makes me nervous… but I usually have a go anyway.
I’ve always believed that the crucial goal of any piece of writing or art is to make the person taking it in actually feel something. Frankly, I had no idea why the line breaks were where they were or what it meant. That being said, the language Rae used make me feel.
I paused and closed my eyes, thinking of sleeping in the sun at the mention of daytime naps. I laughed at the not overt but clear to me disdain for noisy, destructive children. I absolutely loved the use of the strongest memory inducer – smell. The smell of ripe tomatoes is so distinct, and I immediately remembered it when I read the words.
I’m not a gardener, not a poet, and I’m not even a fan of the scent of lavender. But I still think this zine is lovely.