There are so many amazing authors here i just knew i was going to love this collection and i was right because i was not disappointed. I've poetry by many of these writers so i was excited to read more. I really hope they do more like this.

[Dis]Connected is a collection of poems and short stories written by numerous authors. Each writer was assigned a poem by another writer, and had to write a short story based on that poem.

I requested a copy of [Dis]Connected via Netgalley because I really love Amanda Lovelace and R.H. Swaney, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to discover new poets. Unfortunately, I didn’t really like this book because it was really not what I was expecting.

I think that the idea behind [Dis]Connected was really original but I didn’t enjoy every poem and/or short story. I know that with every anthology, it’s hard to like every poem/short story, but I don’t know, I think I expected more of this book because Amanda Lovelace and R.H. Swaney, two of my favourite poets, contributed to this collection.

It was also a bit obvious that some authors aren’t used to writing short stories and some of the stories had nothing to do with the poems. It was like some of the authors read the poem and then wrote something completely different.

It was hard for me to read all the short stories, but I did, however, enjoy reading the last part of the book filled with poems. I’m still going to check out the other authors and read some of their poetry collections because I really liked the poems and I will not judge them by their short stories.

[Dis]Connected is a collection of poems and short stories written by a variety of authors; the concept of this collection is really interesting. Each author writes a poem, these poems are then given to another author, who has to write a short story based on this poem. I wanted to read this book as I am a big fan of Nikita Gill and absolutely love her other works. However I did struggle with this book; I had a hard time connecting to the majority of the writings; this may be in large due to the fact that I'm not a big fan of short stories, I also felt that it showed that the short story and poem were written by different people; a lot of them didn't seem to interact with each other well. That is not to say that they aren't written well; they really are, and I think each one in their own right is to be considered good, it is when you put them together into a collection that makes it difficult. There is one short story that I did quite enjoy and that was 'Ultra' I really enjoyed this concept, and would have been willing to read a longer story just based on this alone.

I think I would have to rate this as 3* overall.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this book for my honest review.

very interesting, wonderful concept love the poets felt a little weird and disconnected (haha) in terms of narrative, but it's possible that was intentional so I can't complaint

I did like the idea of different poets contributing to something like this. I was expecting more of the poetry than the short stories. But it is an interesting read.

Disconnected is a collection of short stories and poems from many authors. Each as captivating as the other. Every passage shows the positive and negative traits in society and how they effect the world.

[Dis]Connected is a surprisingly pleasant project of poetry and short fiction. Halket takes a dozen young poets and assigns them a task. First, they each contribute three poems. Second, they will be put into a random order and asked to choose one poem from the poet that they are paired with and write a short fiction influenced by that poem. The short fiction should contain a line or two from the poem but also be creative and not just a prose retelling of the poem.

Yena Sharma Purmasir writes the poem "Things That Aren't True" and tells of her life in things that are not true about it. Ian S. Thomas takes the poem and weaves an eerie story about hitchhiking and paying what is owed. The poets do a wonderful job in their own poetry and an amazing job in the short fiction. The stories all have fine threads that tie it back to the poem. This becomes an amazing treat for the reader. Not only is the reader contemplating a poem but also discovering its relationship to a short story. At times it seems like solving a mystery when the reader's mind clicks and sees a connection.

I usually get through poetry pretty fast which this took me longer because anthologies take me longer for some reason.  Besides it taking me a while to get through [Dis]Connected I did really enjoy it.  I read another by one of my favorite poets Amanda Lovelace but I also got introduced to poets that are new to me.  I have been wanting to read some of the poets poems that are featured in this book.  I really liked how there was a story to go a long with a poem it was very interesting and unique.  

I think if you are just getting into poetry and you enjoy anthologies you should pick this up and read it.  If you aren't as into anthologies and they take you a while to pick up maybe wait till you have read some from the poets.  There is something in there for everyone.

I enjoyed reading this book. It is filled with poets. It's a very unique collection. I recommend everyone pick it up and give it a try.

Many thanks for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review

I received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this book! I took my time reading it. I read this book in one sitting and then I didn't read it in order. I wanted to open it up to a different page each day as if it was something new.. Being an author who writes poetry, it was a breath of fresh air to read so many wonderful hearts that were written on paper by such amazing poets. I loved how they picked off from different people. This needs to be done again. It's unique and I felt connected to all of it.

I love the premise behind this poetry/short story collection. Each writer must read a poem from another author, then write a short story loosely inspired by the piece. The story has to include at least one line from the poem. This unique and fun structure sets the book apart from other collections for sure. I love the magical realism and supernatural elements in many of the stories and was happy to learn about a few writers I haven't heard of before. However, as with all anthologies, there were some entries that completely missed the mark for me. Some felt a little disjointed and unfinished. But I'd definitely still recommend this read for anyone who's looking for something a little quirky and different.

I requested this on NetGalley purely because I saw that Amanda Lovelace had a short story in this collection. While I love her poetry, poetry isn’t my favourite type of book to read so I wanted to give her short fiction a read. Anthologies have always been a bit of a hit or miss with me-which have nothing to do with the authors or stories, it is my personal taste. [Dis]Connected is an interesting anthology as each author/poet wrote a poem which another author then wrote a short story based from. I only really liked a few stories, so I’ll only really talk about them.

Parietal Eye by Nikita Gill
Parietal Eye was a heartwarming and sad story about a woman who has recently lost her husband and is struggling with grief and depression. I also really loved the poem Gods and Mortals too.

Terra Firma by Sara Bond
Terra Firma is a dystopia about a group of people searching for the City of Light, a place that will save them from the dead world. It’s a well written story that I enjoyed.

Ultra by Yena Sharma Purmasir
Ultra was an unusual one. It is about a woman who becomes pregnant at 42. She thinks back on her mother and her sisters and about the superstitions they had. It is about sisterhood and family. It is a strange, albeit sort of… magical story.

Small Yellow Cottage On The Shore by Amanda Lovelace
This one was beautiful and magical and full of mystical creatures. I really loved this one and I have no doubt that if Amanda Lovelace ever writes a full-length novel, it will be great. I loved the writing style, it felt like you were reading a fairytale. I enjoyed the selkies and the sea witch. I loved the romances, full of sapphic women & ended with a polyamorous relationship.

The Unholy Wild by Trista Mateer
The Unholy Wild was a sweet story about angry women, sweet women, and women loving women. Also features the Greek God Artemis.

Overall, [Dis]Connected has some nice stories and some nice poems, but it didn’t always hit the right notes with me. But, I would especially recommend if you are a fan of poetry, especially from any of the authors.

Ever since I discovered “The Princess Saves Herself in this One”, Amanda Lovelace has been one of my favorite modern poets. She’s moved me with her words once again in this anthology and even the masterpieces she works on collaboratively.

I’ve never read R.H. Swaney’s poetry but his writing and collaborative works, in this anthology, were another one of my favorites.

This anthology was everything I was looking for in a unique anthology. Thanks for letting me review!

I adored reading this book. It is filled with all of my favourite poets. It was very unique collection. I recommend everyone pick it up and give it a try.

It has been a dream to read a collection of poems from my favorite poets: Nikita Gill, Amanda Lovelace, Ian S Thomas and Cyrus Parker. Disconnected also introduced me to some new-to-me poets as well and found a new fan in me. These poets words that make up this collection worked so well together and flowed seamlessly, I was in awe. It's something that you'll want to savor, take breaks in between and take in account how each words empowers readers who can relate to the poems in their own ways. I hope they collaborate again someday, I would love to read more of them. Thank you so much for the opportunity of reading this.

I enjoyed this collection a great deal. Part of what made it work for me is its concept-- poets writing poems, and then writing short stories playing off concepts or lines in a (randomly assigned) poem by one of their peers. I liked this for a few reasons-- one, the contributing poets I was familiar with are good, so I was excited to get more of their writing. Two, I was going to be exposed to some poets I had not yet read, and would be shown a variety of examples of their work. Finally, it's just a lot of fun to see writers break from their usual and explore a format they usually don't use. The stories had a different flavor than many short stories I read, because poets tend to think about writing differently than prose writers do. It's definitely a collection that is worth your time.

An engaging anthology from some of today's most popular poets and authors. While I've read & enjoyed a couple of Amanda Lovelace's books before, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a number of new authors.

*I received a digital copy of this books in return for an honest review*

A great anthology of short stories and poems that includes very inspirational pieces. I love how the words of every poet who took part in this book are connected to each other.

Alex Jeanty, Cyrus Parker, Yena Sharma Purmasir, Amanda Lovelace, and Iain S. Thomas’ pieces were my favourite.

Thank you to by Amanda Lovelace; Nikita Gill; Iain S. Thomas; Cyrus Parker; Sara Bond; Yena Sharma Purmasir; Trista Mateer; Canisia Lubrin; R. H. Swaney; Pierre Alex Jeanty, Central Avenue Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me the extreme pleasure of access to an advanced reader copy of “Disconnected: Poems & Stories of Connection and Otherwise” for an honest review.

I could not help jumping at the chance to read an anthology that included long-time favorite Amanda Lovelace, and new-favorite Nikita Gil, as well as several new poets and authors writing under this auspicious theme of connection/disconnection.

I felt the organization of this book could have been a little better curated, because, though I loved most of the piece in here, I felt the flow of the topics and pieces was not as seamless or smooth as they could have (should have?) been. I very much loved the poetry more than narrative/prose writing.

All in all it was better than it wasn’t.

This is a very cool concept! It's a mixture of poetry and short stories that all connect by using parts from the previous writer's poem. SO NEAT. I complain a lot about how I lose steam with poetry collections sometimes because they don't flow and can feel very disjointed. BUT THIS IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THAT. Therefore I obviously loved the format of this lol. I haven't read a collection with short stories in god knows how long, so it was super nice and I felt extremely well done. I think this being all/majority poets meant that the short stories were so well done and fleshed out, being that what poets have to do is convey so much in less words. I really didn't have any problems with this other than the fact that it just didn't do much for me?? I just left it not feeling like I had read anything out of this world or a new favorite. It's still very solid and I do recommend this if you like poetry and like all the stories to flow really well. As with any anthology, there were some I enjoyed more than others but again nothing stood out as extraordinary or really bad. So that's why it's a 3 star fore me. Not amazing but still a good, solid read.