thndrkat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Delicate, haunting poems about loss and transformation undergirded by love, and violence contemplated while being mysteriously endured.
scrow1022's review against another edition
5.0
Another collection so purely readable that I know I need to return to it to really study his language, structure (and to glory more in its beauty).
gigireadswithkiki's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
These poems were rich with a quiet fire and emotion, and even the ones that didn't hit as hard definitely had me reflecting for a while before I ventured onto the next poem. Some pieces were a bit stronger than others but overall, I enjoyed this collection, and I LOVED the ode/nod to other favorite poets, Danez Smith and Ocean Vuong.
Favorite Poems:
Favorite Poems:
- Etymology
- Anti-elegy
- Aubade (this poem alone bumped this book to a 4 star, I love poems heavily featuring cats)
- The Cure For What Ails You
- Cento Between Ending and End
cstefko's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 stars
I really enjoyed this collection. The poems are kind of deceptively accessible. I appreciated the wry undercurrent of dark humor throughout and particularly liked the poems about family. The "[Black Feeling]" series is especially strong.
Book #3 for #TheSealeyChallenge (definitely need to return to this one later and go more in depth)
I really enjoyed this collection. The poems are kind of deceptively accessible. I appreciated the wry undercurrent of dark humor throughout and particularly liked the poems about family. The "[Black Feeling]" series is especially strong.
Book #3 for #TheSealeyChallenge (definitely need to return to this one later and go more in depth)
2000s's review against another edition
3.75
A really powerful collection. Kind of a rollercoaster of emotions, felt depressing and infuriating and loving and hopeful all at the same time. Not every poem stuck with me and I wasn't super captivated by the poet's use of form and structure, but there were some real beauties here. (the love poems, black feeling, anti-elegy, all my friends are sad and bright, etc)