A review by blueberry31
Let Them Eat Chaos by Kae Tempest

5.0

I read this in one sitting, it was so gripping. This long poem takes you on a sombre journey into the broken lives of seven strangers who face different shades of darkness: addiction, heartbreak, loss, lack of meaning, fear... It points fingers at our individualism, at how we distance ourselves from the despair of the world. We are protecting ourselves by retreating, when really our only chance to survive is to come out in the rain, vulnerable and afraid, to reconnect with one another as humans.

Beautiful and intense. The part on Pious was particularly strong for me. This was my first time reading a long poem format and it will definitely not be the last.