lgschmidt's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful poetry you must read for yourself! Highly recommend!
snowmaiden's review against another edition
4.0
At first it seemed that these poems were so cloaked in metaphor that I couldn’t gain entry. Then I came to the poem called I Was Told Not to Write About the Body and everything clicked for me. Once I wrapped my head around the system of metaphor, I saw that these are poems of defiance in the face of lost opportunity. As someone who is mostly ok with not having kids but occasionally wistful, I especially liked “The Daughter I Will Never Have” (also available at the link above).
jenniferlynnkrohn's review
5.0
I loved this book. In it, Emma Bolden explores the grief, infertility and the archetype of the house, whether it be the body or the idea of home itself. However, as with any great book of poetry, that description itself is limiting. I just want to read these poems aloud to friends.
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