justabookholic's review
4.0
There is a lyrical intimacy to Kapur's writing that instantly captures your attention. This is a collection that reflects on beauty as well as tragedy, with a clear voice that guides the reader. Some of the topics and (triggering) themes within this poetry book include: sexual abuse/assault, mortal illness, and psychological distress.
vgmsonnet's review
4.0
Kirun Kapur’s Women in the Waiting Room works so well as a cohesive collection! These poems are brutal and haunting; taken together they make a powerful testimony about women’s suffering and capacity for survival.
Truly, the collection works so well as a whole, but standouts for me were: “Steubenville Ghazal”, “Women in the Waiting Room”, “Pelvis with Distance”, and “Reincarnation Ghazal.”
Truly, the collection works so well as a whole, but standouts for me were: “Steubenville Ghazal”, “Women in the Waiting Room”, “Pelvis with Distance”, and “Reincarnation Ghazal.”
tinybiscuits's review
5.0
I'm was torn between a 4 and 5 then rounded up my 4.5 because while I didn't understand it all the parts that resonated, did so deeply. She's made me a lover and craver of poetry.
courtneyfalling's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Beautiful, fragmented poetry about gendered violence and hotlines, Hindu mythology, and skies and natural imagery. "I dream I'm clear wind. I dream I'm blank space, / I dream of the girl who's surviving him."
Favorite poems:
Favorite poems:
- Steubenville Ghazal
- In the Rub' al Khali
- Sleeplessness, Or, Imagining Sita Preparing to Step into the Fire
- Hotline series
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Medical content
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