cstefko's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I feel like Salgado's poetry is the middle of a Venn diagram between Insta poetry and slam poetry. Which—from me at least—is not a compliment. But there were a few standout poems that avoided the tropes typical of those genres of poetry, and I still appreciated the collection as a whole. The poems about her complicated relationship with her father/his memory & legacy and the poems about womanhood in her heritage were perhaps the most moving. The love poems did not work as well for me.
doomluz's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Beautiful and honest poetry. I love how she writes about relationships and trauma.
honestlysean's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Rape
veereads11's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, Sexism, Body shaming, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Colonisation, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
leftleaning's review
4.75
Poet @yesikastarr fords so many paths for us brown femme fat bodies. Her words help pinpoint life's treasures.
My heart is so tender & fortified as I consumed every gem she drops.