I haven’t read a poetry book in a minute and this was definitely a good one to get back into it.

I like that the poems were all relatable and digestible and there were pieces of many that you could see yourself in. A lot of them centered around loneliness, family, and grief and finding yourself and losing yourself.

I especially enjoyed the poems “pockets”, “things half remembered” and “name your loneliness”

It was also a good read because the author changes up the formats of their poems but they all centralize around the same themes and all relate to each other.

The only thing I didn’t particularly understand or enjoy were some of the images with and without words. I wasn’t sure how they related or what the point was - however some of the handwritten poems were powerful so I wish those were included more.

I didn’t like this book at all. The ‘poetry’ and illustrations seemed like the ramblings and thoughts of an unhinged person! I expected better from the title. There are lots of blank pages and space. I would not recommend this book. I use the word ‘poetry’ loosely for this book. I don’t think it was well thought out.

I don't think there is any doubt that Noor Unnahar is a talented poet. As a reader, I usually want to feel like the poems are speaking to me personally, and that did not happen here. That is nothing against the author, it just means that I am not the intended audience for these poems. I still enjoyed reading them and could see the emotional journey even though I did not relate to it on a deep personal level.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for a fair review.

This book was extremely well written and the black and white imagery throughout was gorgeous. It tied in very well with each poem/prose. I also learned a few new words in a different language along the way.

Maybe I was expecting too much from the new poetry collection by one of my all-time favourite writers.

I could relate to the lines and I felt the connection. But somehow I felt they were written for someone else and I was reading about it. It's beautiful yet I felt like they needed to be mine when I read them.

I like the real pictures as well as the abstract sketches in between.

A good read but I still feel the author's previous collection is my all-time favourite.

Thank you author and the publisher for the advance reader copy.

''Have you been dreaming lately?''

I've been wanting to read Noor's second poetry book ever since I read her debut because I absolutely loved it, and it didn't disappoint me. Beautiful poetry about loneliness and loss, which we can all relate to. I sincerely can't wait to read more of her work.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this before publication date.

The visual art for Unnahar's book is absolutely gorgeous. I was drawn into New Names for Lost Things by the gorgeous cover, and the artwork inside did not disappoint.

I wholeheartedly believe that poetry has its own, very personal, rating system. While I did not connect with Unnahar's words, I know that others most definitely will.

I found the format of the poetry to be interesting and was unsurprised to see a different take on word formatting coming from a visual artist. It was enjoyable to read, solely for the visual aspect and aesthetics alone.