Reviews

Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems by Robin Coste Lewis

theillegiblevirgo's review

4.0

an archeological act, uncovering the existence of the black female figure, in art, across time. a completely consuming act, that turned the author into art herself due to the collection of their existences and stories.

evilisarelaysport's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective

5.0

laila4343's review

4.0

Favorite poems: “On the Road to Sri Bhuvaneshwari” and “Second Line.”

amyamatya's review

tense slow-paced

need a book club on this

indigo666's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

stormystewart's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

pmcgu1031's review

5.0

read this during second year @ uva but i still think about it a lot

annecrisp's review

1.0

This book only reinforced how much I hate poetry.

sujuv's review

4.0

A collection of poems - some autobiographical - at the center of which is a long poem that consists purely of titles of art pieces with black women in them. Sounds like it wouldn't work, but somehow it packs a real punch by the end. Her other poems leave a mark, as well. Worth checking out.

jesshooves's review

“I could smell the world all over you. / You gave it to me—a fresh, sharp walnut—pungent and coy. / You cracked it, plucked out its intelligence, / then dropped it in my hand: this deep black joy.” —Second Line