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A review by sydapel
Life of the Party: Poems by Olivia Gatwood
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Poetry is one of those genres I don't feel like should be rated, but this was super compelling and easy for a novice like me to reflect on. Gatwood does an excellent job of capturing the latent fear female presenting people constant have of men and their capacity for violence, as well as our culture's fascination with it through the true crime content. Also, I had no idea she was the poet of the "Ode to My Bitch Face", which is a favorite of mine.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment