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A review by larissalee
Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night by Morgan Parker
3.0
"When dogs look at me
as they pass I imagine
they are ancestors
watching."
This collection didn't speak to me, but I caught an odd whisper or two. Sometimes you just read poems that don't connect, and that's okay. The poet's voice is full of lyrical imagery and disjointed thought - which is a positive, if you like that kind of poetry. For me, there were too many random ideas introduced like dots making up a painting; if I were a different reader, perhaps I could've stepped back and seen the bigger picture. Instead, I just saw a confusion of dots and felt like I was missing out.
as they pass I imagine
they are ancestors
watching."
This collection didn't speak to me, but I caught an odd whisper or two. Sometimes you just read poems that don't connect, and that's okay. The poet's voice is full of lyrical imagery and disjointed thought - which is a positive, if you like that kind of poetry. For me, there were too many random ideas introduced like dots making up a painting; if I were a different reader, perhaps I could've stepped back and seen the bigger picture. Instead, I just saw a confusion of dots and felt like I was missing out.