polly_baker's review against another edition
5.0
"you feel like someone just lay you down on your back and showed you the sky."
Like a hot blade through a heart of butter. I ache.
Like a hot blade through a heart of butter. I ache.
amortristis's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Tiresias haunts this anthology.
I feel like Tempest sometimes gets a little carried away. They try to include every aspect of the Tiresias myth (childhood, womanhood, manhood, blinding, clairvoyance) in the poems about that figure, plus they get a bit lost in their admittedly enthralling rhythms. Basically, I think some of the poems overstay their welcome. But that’s okay.
I like “Tiresias” despite its flaws. I also like “Man down” and “The downside”
CONTENT WARNINGS: sexual content, some body horror, injury, war
I feel like Tempest sometimes gets a little carried away. They try to include every aspect of the Tiresias myth (childhood, womanhood, manhood, blinding, clairvoyance) in the poems about that figure, plus they get a bit lost in their admittedly enthralling rhythms. Basically, I think some of the poems overstay their welcome. But that’s okay.
I like “Tiresias” despite its flaws. I also like “Man down” and “The downside”
CONTENT WARNINGS: sexual content, some body horror, injury, war
elliekoepke's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
benjaminbarlow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0