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evilyreading's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
If the angels hear of this,
there will be no peace in heaven
there will be no peace in heaven
lsparrow's review
3.0
Blessing the boats was my favourite in this collection. I liked many of the poems but there were only a few I wanted to come back to again.
thestoryofaz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Do not let the brevity of these poems deceive you; they are just as compelling and enduring as epics if not more.
lunabbly's review
5.0
Phew. This was my first time reading Lucille Clifton, I had never studied her in school so I feel really lucky to have gotten a copy from the library. The amount of emotion in such brief, concise words and poetic patterns (note, I'm not a poet) just really hits you hard. Highly recommend.
I especially loved "poem in praise of menstruation" -- I think it's rare to find something so beautiful and short about menstruating.
I especially loved "poem in praise of menstruation" -- I think it's rare to find something so beautiful and short about menstruating.
stefhyena's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely amazing poetry. Says so much so succinctly. I didn't like every poem but I found every poem caused a small revolution in my brain and I loved some of them for it.