lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
5.0
Valente writes poetry on trauma and its aftermath, the effects it can have, in a way that is raw and gutting, that is visceral. There is understanding, there is bravery in being so open.
kenningjp's review against another edition
5.0
A book of dualities and dilemmas. Marys of the Sea sees both sides. Or more sides than one. This is a book of angles and assemblies. It is full of pinions and hinges. So much to turn on. So much to put together. " . . . two bodies need two names & how does abandon form in building how does a human form in another human give away another human . . . "
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