50 Book Recommendations! 📚

[@jenvcampbell]

If you'd like to vote for The Girl Aquarium that would be lovely and you can do so here. You could win £100 book tokens, too! www.nationalbooktokens.com/vote xx

[@victoriabercovitz3669]

Do you have to be from the uk to vote? :)

[@ElizabethHopkinson]

I would like to recommend my friend Barbara Howerska’s collection The Widow Witch, from Half Moon Press. Went to hear her read from it yesterday. The title poem is based on Slavic folklore and there is also one about the Pendle Witch Trials.

[@CharlesHeathcote]

I am always in the mood for more poetry recommendations, and am rather pleased this video now exists. Quite a few of them, I've been meaning to read, whilst I'm made incredibly happy to see certain collections on this list. A collection I'm currently throwing in everyone's direction is Oysterlight by Cheryl Pearson - it's one of those where I end up wishing I had more skill when it comes to writing poetry. In celebration of National Poetry Day, my writer's group held readings in the library, and I'm now particularly enthusiastic that there's more folk than I thought interested in poetry. Hope your day has been exceptionally marvellous. :D

[@jenvcampbell]

I just looked up that collection and read 'Joan Of Arc Waits For The Flames' - such precision! x

[@novellenovels]

Hi I’m Charlie brooks sister and I’m sorry it’s taken so long to check out your channel. Charlie raves about you.. I used to write poetry but after loosing my dad I kept away from it and haven’t written. Thanks to Charlie I’m now reading it again. It’s great to see these recommendations 😊

[@lindacarson5429]

I love that you tell us if we liked a particular piece of work, we'll like this poetry collection - really helpful. Good luck with the poetry award - you've one more vote - loved your collection!

[@HannahsBooks]

Oh my goodness! Congratulations! And what a great list of books.

[@CharlieBrookReads]

Voted for you already this morning as soon as I saw you were on the list ...very exciting !! XX So many wonderful collections some of which I own but quite a few I don't so will be picking up some more of those soon . Thank you for sharing these with us ❤️

[@brush2canvas849]

Congrats for being shortlisted in the Reader Awards👏🎉 and yes, you got my vote. Hope you win. Lots of tempting stuff among your recommendations. Now I need to win one of those book tokens😂

[@poetbreathenow2505]

I cannot recommend Olio by Tyehimba Jess enough! It’s about the dying age of jazz and it’s wonderfully varied in style and topic and form

[@kimswhims8435]

Great recommendations! Thanks Jen.

[@HollyDunnDesign]

My favourite poet is Jen Campbell ☺️

[@jenvcampbell]

Oh, you 🧡

[@careinthelibrary]

I recommend Brute by Emily Skaja and Witness, I Am by Gregory Scofield!

[@AwkwardAdolescent]

This motivated me to Read more

[@MaryAmongStories]

aah congrats on your book! amazing video ^^

[@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

Oh, I went over to the site but it won't allow me to vote, I'm in the US with a US postal code. Great list of books, you covered A LOT in this video.

[@jenvcampbell]

No worries, Nola! And thank you x

[@rosie4971]

Thank you, Jen. I think I'll get An Ocean of Static for my mum :)

[@jenvcampbell]

I hope she likes it! x

[@JimiCanRead]

What an amazing video!!! I feel like I'll return to this one again and again, so many evocative recommendations

[@waidsim1863]

Hello to everyone who loves a poetry. Can you recommend me any long poem books(not a collection) or novels in verse?

[@SquirrellyNerdyJess]

I’m curious to know which books you DIDN’T like reading. I’d be interested in a “books you recommend skipping” video, mainly to help me ensure I spend my limited reading time in this life well! 🤓

[@jenvcampbell]

I don't keep books I didn't enjoy. I review books in monthly wrap ups as I read them, and I'm always very honest with my thoughts, saying if I didn't like them. Dedicating a video specifically to books I wouldn't recommend, however, feels unnecessarily negative. Positive recommendation videos like this equally ensure you spend your limited reading time well :)

[@SquirrellyNerdyJess]

Fair enough! I’m a new subscriber so I haven’t dug into the monthly wrap ups yet. Not meaning to be negative.

[@jenvcampbell]

@@SquirrellyNerdyJess It's fine :) Everyone's into different videos. My monthly wrap up playlist can be found here if that's helpful. kzbin.info/aero/PLlRIaAzTjWi45vvXETSbANv65sWLqtHlM Also, welcome to the channel! x

[@megumirocha2678]

oh, I miss your's dissect a poem series

[@jenvcampbell]

I uploaded one this week ☺️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZjVkIKih7iilaM

[@stephaniestephenson6662]

I voted for you :) Great books x

[@marren573]

ohhh nooo, I got excited for nothing. I cannot vote because I live out of the UK or Ireland. Sucks.

[@bluebell3441]

Saw the tilting, don’t know if I can afford to watch . 🤪

[@jenvcampbell]

Blessed be the libraries x

[@bluebell3441]

Jen Campbell Thats the thing with me Jen , if I like it I want to buy a copy .

[@clarinha1226]

:)