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lelex's review
4.0
"Not holy, just hollow."
"We'll quit smoking and keep each other from killing. We'll quit drinking, Jesus, quit books and start our sunburned lives over."
"How to write a song, which is to say, how to follow a trail."
"Meanwhile, we endure."
"In winter it's snow and wind. In summer it's rain and wind. Come fall, leaves. Come spring, gluttons for our punishment, some of us are back for more."
"We'll learn to laugh with our mouths closed. We'll learn to lie in wait. Watching and patience are weapons. This is what they say."
"We'll quit smoking and keep each other from killing. We'll quit drinking, Jesus, quit books and start our sunburned lives over."
"How to write a song, which is to say, how to follow a trail."
"Meanwhile, we endure."
"In winter it's snow and wind. In summer it's rain and wind. Come fall, leaves. Come spring, gluttons for our punishment, some of us are back for more."
"We'll learn to laugh with our mouths closed. We'll learn to lie in wait. Watching and patience are weapons. This is what they say."
kelseyjobrien's review
4.0
I had the pleasure of meeting M. Bartley Seigel, and gosh, what a beautiful man (and I'm not just talking about his mind). When you talk to him, you get the sense that he knows the world inside and out, he's the "been there done that" experienced kind of rugged man that the world's knowledge produces. And his writing reflects every single word of that. This Is What They Say is composed of beautiful and haunting prose poetry that captivates you and holds you in, reworks your mind, and makes you think in ways you thought poetry never could.
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