bookbrig's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
This is a collection of pretty issue heavy poetry. It's a good choice for a teen who liked Speak, I think, and the photographs throughout are very well chosen. Also, here's my favorite poem, Nature Lesson:
The dress code says
we must cover ourselves
in
ample pants,
skirts that reach well below
our lascivious knees,
polos buttoned over
the rim of the canyon,
a glimpse of which can send a boy
plunging to such depths
he may never climb back up
to algebra.
We say
that if a hiker strays off the path, trips, and
winds up crippled,
is it really
the canyon's fault?
The dress code says
we must cover ourselves
in
ample pants,
skirts that reach well below
our lascivious knees,
polos buttoned over
the rim of the canyon,
a glimpse of which can send a boy
plunging to such depths
he may never climb back up
to algebra.
We say
that if a hiker strays off the path, trips, and
winds up crippled,
is it really
the canyon's fault?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Eating disorder
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