macham17's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful! I could probably think of a better way of writing that, but seriously, I just loved this collection of poetry so much - particularly the first part on the muskrat woman. Scofield took a very serious subject in MMIW and transformed it into an astounding work that, frankly, left me almost breathless.
kaybarz7's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
This poetry book is amazing and does a fantastic job of showing others what life as a native American is like. Highly recommend.
janeycanuck's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
3.0
While poetry is never going to be my thing, there were a few parts of this that resonated with me.
juliarenner's review against another edition
3.0
confirmed i just don’t like poetry all that much. especially when i have to read it for school. but regardless! some really good ones in this collection
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars for the majority of these poems and four stars for "Muskrat Woman" so I'm evening it out to a 3.5 star review.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
4.0
Not every poem in this collection was really my preferred style, but every poem in this collection was definitely worth reading. Muskrat Woman was not my favourite portion of this, but I thought it was a unique and stand out way to look at traditional stories and the current issue of missing and murdered indigenous women. My favourite poems in the collection were Prayer for the Man Who Raped Her, She is Spitting a Mouthful of Stars, and This is an Honour Song for Billy Jack, in that order.
I would recommend this for anyone looking for a good collection of poetry, and for anyone specifically interested in exploring more indigenous poetry. I definitely intend to look into reading more of Scofield's work.
I would recommend this for anyone looking for a good collection of poetry, and for anyone specifically interested in exploring more indigenous poetry. I definitely intend to look into reading more of Scofield's work.
candority's review against another edition
4.0
My favourites in this collection are Muskrat Woman, Dangerous Sound and Since When. This is an important collection about the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, and what it means to be Indigenous in this country.