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jayisreading's review
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This was such a thought-provoking collection of poems, but it was also dense in the topics it covers. I was so taken to Woo’s distinct word choices that placed particular weight in his writing style. These poems were haunting, apocalyptic, called upon the divine beings—it was a true focus on the sacred and profane that called for your attention to the world around us. Furthermore, so many of these poems are visceral which, again, is definitely a result of Woo’s particular choice in words that will send shivers down your spine.
I wish I had spent a little more time reading these with more care, but it’s definitely a collection I’ll have to revisit in the future. It feels far too relevant in today’s climate and society.
Some favorites: “On Being Asked What’s New,” “For Love,” “The Leaf Blower Among the Swimming Pool Lights,” “Revelation: The Light,” “Double Soul,” “The Visitation of God,” “Divine Fire (After Luis Cernuda’s ‘Apologia Pro Vita Sua’),” “In Praise of Disquiet,” and “The Death of the Man Who Was a God”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Death
Minor: Racism
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