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mothtimothy's review
5.0
this is not only a book but also a CD, and listening to the audio versions of her poems makes me cry. so amazing. you can read a couple of the poems online, including Daddy's Song. this poem on the CD features her father on the track, and it is makes my heart hurt with love and family and mourning. you can see a performance of it on youtube but it's a different version, not with her dad. also you can read the stunning, beautiful, clear-eyed first writing since online, or watch her perform it on youtube. but then you should get the book and read & listen to the whole thing.
jamae's review
5.0
Reading the physical book is such a poignant experience, but hearing Suheir Hammad’s voice guiding the reader through the poetry is even more striking. Also, find a few bonus sections sprinkled in the audiobook version. Must read / listen!
samisal's review
emotional
funny
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inspiring
reflective
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fast-paced
5.0
These poems do something that I am always striving for in my own writing, which is to present ideas in their clearest and gentlest and most musical form. This work is meant to be heard but on the page it holds up too. It’s like a collection of love letters all written on scrap papers between moments with the people you love. There’s a lot in the poetics that I think more recent poetry is always trying to achieve but Suheir Hammad does it very effortlessly. One of my favorite poetry reads of the year.
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