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lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
4.0
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I've been thinking of reclamation of identity in adulthood. For example, transracial adoptees who visit birth parents in adulthood or travel to the country they or their birth parents were originally from. While I'm still wary of certain aspects of the uglier parts of reclamation (see: DNA analysis making people feel bold in their use of slurs) that's not this so I'm retracting that earlier critique.
I've been thinking of reclamation of identity in adulthood. For example, transracial adoptees who visit birth parents in adulthood or travel to the country they or their birth parents were originally from. While I'm still wary of certain aspects of the uglier parts of reclamation (see: DNA analysis making people feel bold in their use of slurs) that's not this so I'm retracting that earlier critique.
lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
5.0
Over a year later I find I can read the poem that caused me pause with more grace. Dealing with the concept of being mixed race myself instead of just Latine (which is an ethnicity, not a race) has been a learning curve these past few years.
sammies_shelf's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault
kasper_au's review against another edition
3.0
3-4 stars. Queer Women Book Club read

Some that stood out to me were:
Nails
Love
Tweet This, Motherfucker
Passing
Letter to the Remaining Aborigines in Australia
Raise the Roof
"I want to know
what the small of my back
would feel like with your hand holding it
In Ireland"
Some that stood out to me were:
Nails
Love
Tweet This, Motherfucker
Passing
Letter to the Remaining Aborigines in Australia
Raise the Roof
"I want to know
what the small of my back
would feel like with your hand holding it
In Ireland"
zuly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
aishathebibliophile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
3.0
the powerful staceyann chin's book of poems is brutally honest and at times searing, ripping into both white supremacy, the patriarchy, and heteronormativity while also reflecting on the pain and joy of chin's personal trials and triumphs. i personally find the last 1/3 of the book to be less powerful than the preceding section, however, and think that some poems can be a lil rambling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Death and Pregnancy