A review by rebadee
Landscape with Sex and Violence by Lynn Melnick

3.0

Melnick's poems in Landscape with Sex and Violence are powerful, devastating, and also surprisingly funny. That element of surprise and nuance keeps the reader poised, unsure of what will strike them-- word choice, a sudden shift in pacing, repetition. This may also keep readers from fully engaging with the work. There was a lot to process, and because of that I may have come away with a shallow reading on my first go through. Though I was unsure where to begin, I do know that I will revisit these poems and will likely again find myself surprised.