A Light Song of Light by Kei Miller

1)      What were your overall impressions of the book? Did you like/dislike it? Why?

2)      The book plays upon the inter-relationship between darkness and light – do you think Miller was successful in this? Did the book come out strongly in favour of one side over the other?

3)      Some of the poems deal specifically with death and loss – how did these make you feel? Could you relate to them?

4)      Which poem was your favourite/least favourite? Why?

5)      Did you notice any musicality and rhythm to the collection? How did this affect your reading of the poems?

6)      Some of the poems are set in Jamaica – could you relate to these? Did they give you a greater understanding of Jamaican culture?

7)      Miller uses some unusual words, did you feel you needed to look things up? Did you want a glossary?

8)      How did you feel about the title poem?

9)      Did you notice the use of any particular forms or patterns?

10)  The book is divided into two sections – Day Time and Night Time, can you see why the author has done this? Which section did you prefer?