Let The Darkness In

The self-published anthology by the creative writing society contains a unique collection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry, which celebrates and examines internal and external darkness. Not only did Cardiff students write the content, but a member of the society also designed the front cover. This, their third anthology shows the development of the society, which is exemplified in the range of the pieces, which explores the nature of dreams, time and space and questions of human nature. The theme of darkness is interesting; darkness is embodied in many forms but is not always presented in the menacing nature, which is expected. It is surprising when the darkness becomes light and even comic at times. I found the form of texts impressive as they ranged from traditional poems, which subvert the fairytale genre to diary entries, which began at the end, making it intriguing to read. Considering the limited amount of words, the short stories achieved a lot as they were fast paced and very complex, establishing character, setting and mood with a few carefully placed words. The fifty-page anthology is good value for money, the pieces enclosed a worthy of publication and all the profits to the Alzheimer's society.

This is the article I wrote for my university magazine Quench and here is the link to the article -

http://cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk/quench/culture/book-review-let-darkness-cardiff-uni-creative-writing-society/

The anthology is available online at Amazon and I really cannot recommend it enough!

Lots of Love

Elouise  

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