A review by poetryandsolitude
The Smallest of Bones by Holly Lyn Walrath

2.0

I was really intrigued by the theme of this book and excited to read it, but my expectations were not matched . I liked the in-between short descriptions, some parts of the poems were beautifully written, too. The topics it tries to cover could be really interesting (ghosts, sexuality, love — among others) but the writing style of the poems and the actual poems didn’t really win me over. They appear to be, at least in my opinion, very simple and cheap. This whole thing reminds me of Rupi Kaur poetry which I also disliked.