A review by siebensommer
The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One by Amanda Lovelace
1.75
‘we can’t lose our empathy’ to me doesn’t go along w ‘make no apologies; accept no apologies’.
feels too much like the ubiquitous effort to be as angry and loud as possible in order to overthrow shit rather than of all of us (including & especially men) being softer and more in the generous listening. this debate to me is going toward the false direction.
i am not wanting to discredit anger i am just questioning the sensibility and efficiency of words like these at a time like this (war, social injustice, lived consequences of decades disregarding our home & source 🌍)
also just didn’t find the style of poetry itself compelling
feels too much like the ubiquitous effort to be as angry and loud as possible in order to overthrow shit rather than of all of us (including & especially men) being softer and more in the generous listening. this debate to me is going toward the false direction.
i am not wanting to discredit anger i am just questioning the sensibility and efficiency of words like these at a time like this (war, social injustice, lived consequences of decades disregarding our home & source 🌍)
also just didn’t find the style of poetry itself compelling
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence