Talk to Me Always

Talk To Me Always is a collection of poems accompanied by beautiful photography. The author of this collection is a celebrity fashion photographer Alexi Lubimorski. In his poems, he explores love, family, fatherhood, nature, hope, life, and death.

I listened to an audiobook and read the poems in an ebook at the same time. The author himself is reading poetry, and he presents it very well. I recommend this to all who like poetry and photography.

This audiobook is good because you can hear the author's interpretation and how it should sound. An ebook is also good because you can see all those excellent photographs that accompany these poems very well.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to listen to this! All opinions are my own.

This collection of poetry was just everything I needed. It was beautiful in every single word. I love the way Hsh Prince Alexi Lubomirski wrote it and how he decided to tell small stories of his life in this book. It was just really well written and amazing the way he showed us his own perspective in life. This collection of poems talk from romance, to parenthood, to grief, and more. It was full of emotions and such an amazing trip to his own world.

The audiobook by the author added a more intense way of listening to it since you are going through this journey with him. It was just incredible and such an amazing audiobook to analized what surrounds you.

Read this one through PDF and it was delightful getting to listen to the audiobook alongside the book itself. Narration suits the poetry really well, I enjoyed it more in the physical form though.

"Thus, here lies the remains of my unrequited love
dormant between two chapters.
I place the relics on the table
and gently blow away the ashes of this love story's demise.

- An excerpt from the poem, The Early Bluebell"

Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for providing me with an advance copy of this audiobook. This review is limited to the audiobook quality and the Narrator.

'Talk To Me Always', by the high-profile celebrity fashion photographer HSH Prince Alexi Lubomirski, is a collection of 'Photopoetry'-the pairing of his iconic photography with his hypnotic and dreamy poetry as an ode to all art-lovers. Divided into 9 sections, he explores the themes of love, loss, family, fatherhood, hope, courage, and inspiration.

Narrated with proper eloquence, this unabridged audiobook lives up to the exquisite experience this photo poetry collection provides to its readers. This audiobook purchase includes a PDF supplement of Alexi's photography so that is bound to make this experience come closer to reading the book. I had no issue following through the narration. Even though it was slightly accented, Alexi's enunciations were clear and evocative.

I really enjoyed listening to this mesmerising audiobook and I adored some of the poems in audio more, than I did when I was reading. There was an audio quality issue at a certain point of the audiobook (which I think, is limited to the complimentary copy I got but I am not quite sure about it) and at certain points, I preferred the physical book/ebook than this audiobook. Apart from that, this is a an highly recommended choice for your next listen!

A beautifully written collection of poetry about various kinds of love (romantic, parental, fraternal) and family. The poems felt so raw and personal, and it is clear the author has put his whole heart in them.
Also, the voice of the audiobook was so soft and soothing, the whole book passed in the blink of an eye.

Listening to an author reading their own book is always something special. And this audiobook confirmed it.
His voice perfectly enhanced the feelings and the messages of the poems. It felt extremely natural and did not sound artificial at all.

What's more, the collection of poems themselves were accurated and covered a huge quantity of themes. From the author being a son to his love for his wife, from his veganism to fatherhood etc. In a tender way, in a honest and reflective manner, he described those feelings thoroughly. It actually surprised me!

I would definitely advise it to anyone who is in search for a human and poetic connection with life and nature. In particular, I think it is accessible to a reader that is just getting started with poetry.

I listened to an audiobook of this collection of poetry this month and found it highly enjoyable, especially for someone like me who is fairly new to reading poetry. The narrator (who was also the author) had a great voice for narrating poetry and I found that although some of the poems were simple, they had deep meaning. There were also several sections throughout the book relating to family, friends, the environment, and other topics so I think many people could find something to relate to. Unfortunately, since I did listen to an audiobook, I couldn’t experience the photography at all and sometimes I was unsure where poems ended and began in a few places. Based on the poetry alone, I found that this was a meaningful collection of poems that I would suggest to anyone who is interested in trying out some poetry!

Thank you so much to netgalley and Andrews McMeel audio for the chance to listen to this!

This poetry collection felt personal and universal, timely and timeless, fanciful and down-to-earth. The stories gave perspective, while somehow resonating at the same time. This is one of those lovingly crafted poetry books that makes one want to read more poetry books—all different kinds—and even take a shot at writing some poetry of one's own; I've fallen in love with the genre all over again, after an extended break from it. On top of all that, the narrator's voice was soothing and clear. I highly recommend this audiobook.

I liked the simplicity and relatability of this book! It's such a shame that I finished it on audiobook format. Would have loved to see the photographs associated with the poems.

This collection of Poetry is absolutely beautiful, I don't have enough words to describe how I felt while listening to it, from beginning to end I felt so connected, I found it very pleasant, the narration was great, and the voice of the narrator helped make it more deep the meaning of poems!

Thank you to Netgalley, to the author and the publisher for this amazing ALC!

A beautiful, earnest poetry collection covering all phases of life from childhood to death. This gorgeous, arresting collection is organized by topic, from family to nature to travel and more. I especially adored the poems ruminating on his children and parenthood. Some of these poems brought tears to my eyes. The narration was absolutely fantastic. Lubomirski recites his poems with poise and emotion. I think I would have enjoyed this poetry collection even more if I saw the photographs included in the physical book.

Thank you Andrews McMeel Audio and NetGalley for providing this audiobook ARC.