readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Genocide, Domestic abuse, War, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Violence, Gun violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Drug use
MMIWG2S, 9/11, WWII.mel_tk's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
I feel like the layout of a lot of these poems worked against them and just made it hard to read- but I really loved some of these poems
lazygal's review against another edition
3.0
A poetry collection that talks about harassment and oppression from the Native POV. Don't read all at once, take your time to really think each poem over.
eARC provided by publisher.
eARC provided by publisher.
kjboldon's review against another edition
5.0
A perfect winter quarantine read, as the decadent and despotic reign of Trump winds down.
laurelfala's review against another edition
5.0
Really amazing poetry. Beautiful, though-provoking. A striking examination of our country. Everyone should read these poems.
greeniezona's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This is the third collection of Erdrich's that I've read, and each one just makes me want to read more!
I loved "The Coldness Was Coldness" taking on William Carlos Williams and his most famous (or at least most viral) poem of ice boxes and plums -- and the near-invisible wife implied therein. I loved "Oh - Terrible Movie!" watching "The Day After Tomorrow" in the midst of 2019's polar vortex, proud when their kid heckles the screen. but perhaps most of all I love the last two poems in the collection, "Dream of the Land-Based Future" and "Reprieve," that dream imagined futures that give reason for hope.
Heid E. Erdrich is so wonderful.
I loved "The Coldness Was Coldness" taking on William Carlos Williams and his most famous (or at least most viral) poem of ice boxes and plums -- and the near-invisible wife implied therein. I loved "Oh - Terrible Movie!" watching "The Day After Tomorrow" in the midst of 2019's polar vortex, proud when their kid heckles the screen. but perhaps most of all I love the last two poems in the collection, "Dream of the Land-Based Future" and "Reprieve," that dream imagined futures that give reason for hope.
Heid E. Erdrich is so wonderful.
graypeape's review against another edition
5.0
I can tell you that I enjoyed this collection of poetry, that it resonated with me, that the language felt tasty in my brain, and that it made me feel various things. I can't tell you what it all meant (not that I would try, that's between me and the words, it's nothing to do with you), because though I felt the poems, I can't properly put into words what those feelings are, which is how poetry should work, in my opinion, anyway. Erdrich does explain many of the references in the poems in an afterward, providing context and depth, and encouraging the reader to go back and reread the poems. I absolutely recommend reading this, even though I can't exactly tell you why. Let the words wash over you, and find your meaning for them.
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