misspalah's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book from Kinokuniya book sales last year. I got curious with the title and flipped through the pages and stumbled into one poem titled ‘so you’re not into Asian guys’, i am instantly sold. I paid for the book and only now got a chance to read the book. I am aware that with poetry book, it can be tricky. Some readers prefer poems that they can understand which most of the time, simple and pretty straightforward, some readers like their poems to be long, detailed and deep so they can get reconnect with their emotion. Beau Sia’s poetry is pretty much in between. Its written in details but it can be taken in right away. A great combination, i would say. The book is divided into 3 sections ranging from Asian American Experience, Body Positivity, Sense of belonging, Love/Lust, Growing Up in USA, Immigrant Parents and many more.
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There are few poems that stand out. One of them is Traitor to the Patriarchy. I will just share a few lines from the poem.
- Patriarchy had its run,
- Leading with cock,
- erections piercing the sky.
- Women! yall let us drive the car,
- and the most impressive thing we’ve done is to dominate,
- Now’s the time for us to hand over the keys.
- Show us we’re too drunk on power,
- To know what to do in an age,
- That thrives on understanding.
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There are few poems that stand out. One of them is Traitor to the Patriarchy. I will just share a few lines from the poem.
- Patriarchy had its run,
- Leading with cock,
- erections piercing the sky.
- Women! yall let us drive the car,
- and the most impressive thing we’ve done is to dominate,
- Now’s the time for us to hand over the keys.
- Show us we’re too drunk on power,
- To know what to do in an age,
- That thrives on understanding.
dylansdream's review against another edition
5.0
i love poetry and i read it quite a lot, yet i always find poetry books hard to review. i bought this book because my all time favorite poet (and actress) Amber Tamblyn said everyone should read it, actually i think she said every man should read it but women too, and i agree. Beau Sia is chinese-filipino descent slam poet from Oklahoma. his style is humorous and satirical yet brutally honest and to the point. he writes about feminism, his life as an Asian American and about writing, and what writing means to him. especially what writing means to him now since he was recently in a severe car accident that affected his brain and the way he writes.
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
satukats's review against another edition
5.0
i love poetry and i read it quite a lot, yet i always find poetry books hard to review. i bought this book because my all time favorite poet (and actress) Amber Tamblyn said everyone should read it, actually i think she said every man should read it but women too, and i agree. Beau Sia is chinese-filipino descent slam poet from Oklahoma. his style is humorous and satirical yet brutally honest and to the point. he writes about feminism, his life as an Asian American and about writing, and what writing means to him. especially what writing means to him now since he was recently in a severe car accident that affected his brain and the way he writes.
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
satukats's review
5.0
i love poetry and i read it quite a lot, yet i always find poetry books hard to review. i bought this book because my all time favorite poet (and actress) Amber Tamblyn said everyone should read it, actually i think she said every man should read it but women too, and i agree. Beau Sia is chinese-filipino descent slam poet from Oklahoma. his style is humorous and satirical yet brutally honest and to the point. he writes about feminism, his life as an Asian American and about writing, and what writing means to him. especially what writing means to him now since he was recently in a severe car accident that affected his brain and the way he writes.
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
i absolutely loved this book, it's funny and moving, Beau Sia is amazingly talented and i really hope his next book will take less than thirteen years to write. i honestly do think every man, and woman should read this, and especially everyone who loves to write and everyone who eves worries what their writing is worth.
(also the cover is amazing and the picture doesn't do it justice.)
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