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servemethesky's review
4.0
Arrival was absolutely beautiful.
Boyce-Taylor tells us these stories of her childhood in Trinidad with language so musical it feels like a song. The poetry pulls you in until you feel like you're there alongside the poet. She shares heartbreaking personal histories and moves through them with her poetry. It's lovely and profound.
It makes sense that Boyce-Taylor's poetry feels so lyrical and that her son was a poet/rapper. So glad [a:Hanif Abdurraqib|14133519|Hanif Abdurraqib|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1525056992p2/14133519.jpg]'s [b:Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest|41864516|Go Ahead in the Rain Notes to a Tribe Called Quest|Hanif Abdurraqib|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541340690s/41864516.jpg|65354601] inspired me to read this book.
Boyce-Taylor tells us these stories of her childhood in Trinidad with language so musical it feels like a song. The poetry pulls you in until you feel like you're there alongside the poet. She shares heartbreaking personal histories and moves through them with her poetry. It's lovely and profound.
It makes sense that Boyce-Taylor's poetry feels so lyrical and that her son was a poet/rapper. So glad [a:Hanif Abdurraqib|14133519|Hanif Abdurraqib|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1525056992p2/14133519.jpg]'s [b:Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest|41864516|Go Ahead in the Rain Notes to a Tribe Called Quest|Hanif Abdurraqib|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541340690s/41864516.jpg|65354601] inspired me to read this book.
mirandacactusreads's review
5.0
You know it's a phenomenal book of poetry when you stop and think "holy shit this person really KNOWS how to write." Beautifully crafted and emotionally wrenching, all with intention. Definitely cried in public while reading some of these poems.
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