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jewitt's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
womanistwoo's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
missdaisy17's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
salmonread's review against another edition
4.0
Book Riot 2022 Read Harder Challenge #12: Read an entire poetry collection
leftleaning's review against another edition
4.75
My nanay was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer with a timeline the beginning of this year. The earth beneath shaken. I shifted to being a full time caregiver. Everyday I tell her she is my world. The gleam of hope is radiant, sometimes faint. On days the color of rain, I lean into community & books. In Feb, I read poetry of Lucille Clifton, swallowed too by cancer. Thankful for this gift @kifahshah @lifewithbianca
My magical mama, with so little has made so much. Even now at 75 & sick, she is short on words but embodies so much poetry.
hanamarma's review against another edition
4.0
Clifton delivers graceful and powerful poetry in this book, as I have come to expect from her work. She draws from myth and Bible, comic book and news headlines and cultural icons, to bring the reader into her world, into understanding and communion with her:
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
(from "song at midnight")
My favorite poem in this collection must be "the earth is a living thing." I also was gut-punched, in the best possible way, by "daughter" and "move" and "begin here."
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
(from "song at midnight")
My favorite poem in this collection must be "the earth is a living thing." I also was gut-punched, in the best possible way, by "daughter" and "move" and "begin here."
mwaskom's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
First book of 2023! I really adored some of the poems in the middle section, but the third section that leaned more heavily on biblical stories was not for me.