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littleghostelli's review against another edition
5.0
The most important poetry book I've ever read for me, personally. I wish I could thank her directly for writing this and giving me words for things I've never been able to.
lisaelizabhet's review against another edition
5.0
Sé que lo amé. Me encanta cuando un poemario se siente como un mundo cerrado asfixiante. Quizá sea el imaginario de campo, la atmósfera oscura, caballos y crecimientos, árboles y sangre, amor perdido. Versos como ir caminando con chalas por el campo y clavarte esas cuestiones que pinchan (affectionate). Me sentí sentir muy conectada y maravillada.
purstiltski's review against another edition
4.0
My instinct is to pull out people's obsessions, ever since Susannah Nevison pointed out that every poet is obsessed with something. Johnson seems obsessed with: marrow, bones, bees, light (but not necessarily light as a comfort), darkness, dreams, ice/frost, moonlight, milk, rotting apples, viscera, black blood, tongues leading to mouths, disembodied body parts/eyes, skulls housing light or dark, stars on the brink of destruction, horses, mange, rotted air in forests, hunters, God or God's lack, the lack of the everyday, "you" who I assume was a lover lost.
emiia's review against another edition
4.0
favourites:
rapture
The Last Przewalski’s Horse
the dream of water
rapture
The Last Przewalski’s Horse
the dream of water
laurelinwonder's review against another edition
5.0
Hands down the best collection of poetry I have read yet this year. Quite a statement, I know, but let's unpack a bit shall we. I began this collection intrigued by the reviews, the cover, the premise. As I began to read, I was immediately pulled into Johnson's unique language play, use of language of the body, darkness and light, and thematics. I read on and on, often pausing on lines that I had to reread over and over, in wonder of the line, the concept, the adept phrasing, and questioning. Each section of this work that draws on what felt like fairy tale lore, somehow managed to follow the same trail, yet seemed to function separately. I know that this is one collection that I will be drawn back to again and again.
RE: Second read with my creative writing students. Two years later, this is still a killer collection, and it was perfect for teaching, and my students loved it.
RE: Second read with my creative writing students. Two years later, this is still a killer collection, and it was perfect for teaching, and my students loved it.
bellabellabee's review against another edition
3.25
I thought the imagery in this poetry collection was really beautiful. I loveddd the word/phrase choices (lots of great vocab i want to add to my repertoire). I didn’t find it to be very thought provoking even though the language was gorg. I think if i read this under an academic lens i might have enjoyed it more or taken more away from it. I felt certain words were overused. Wish i had a better understanding of the authors intent with these poems