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Six Girls without Pants by Paisley Rekdal

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4.0

I actually don't particularly like it when books of poems are named after individual poems. It grates on my nerves, as I think it unduly emphasizes that particular poem. So there's that. I think there are plenty of other titles she could have used that would have been better, would have represented the collection better. I like "Six Girls Without Pants" the poem, but it didn't represent the entire book properly.

That being said, I actually really love this book. I really loved all the poetry in it, especially the last part. The short subset collection of poems about the Greek myth of Hippomenes and Atalanta just because it's very interesting, especially the form a lot of those poems take. Her diction is wonderful, and the way she words things exquisite.

missmarauder2's review

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4.0

I actually don't particularly like it when books of poems are named after individual poems. It grates on my nerves, as I think it unduly emphasizes that particular poem. So there's that. I think there are plenty of other titles she could have used that would have been better, would have represented the collection better. I like "Six Girls Without Pants" the poem, but it didn't represent the entire book properly.

That being said, I actually really love this book. I really loved all the poetry in it, especially the last part. The short subset collection of poems about the Greek myth of Hippomenes and Atalanta just because it's very interesting, especially the form a lot of those poems take. Her diction is wonderful, and the way she words things exquisite.
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