Reviews

Ringer: Poems by Rebecca Lehmann

laurelinwonder's review against another edition

5.0

This is a powerful collection driven by taking on Trump-era America misogyny, white nationalism, alternative facts and gun violence. And it does all of this while also talking about domesticity and personal loss. Propulsive language and an unrelenting imperative in her poems drives the reader forward with such force. She creates original female strength poetry (but not in a way that won't speak to everyone) in the face of miscarriage harassment and being a mother. It's a really interesting book for mothers to read. This whole collection has surprising images, word choices that are unexpected, and it makes you stop and think. Each poem in each section is performing something specific, they're all united but also very different really well done.