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lisathepoetlibrarian's review
5.0
Fiercely vulnerable, these poems range through octaves that rooted in the brutal realities of our current times to high lyrical beauty. At turns heartbreaking and humorous, Montilla reminds me to be fully present in all aspects of living- poetry, love, and activism. A must read!
moolyd's review
5.0
anti-colonial, explores histories of racism and misogyny and how they overlap, but EROTIC. loved
friendlypoet's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Colonisation
lifeinpoetry's review
5.0
Lover, I beg you gift me a revolution—
(from “Karl Marx as Muse”)
I don’t like coyness, if I love you I will take your mouth first because that is where the breath lives, does that make me a wolf, or does this: when I am near you I shackle my intentions & feasts with my eyes, I won’t dare eat of your flesh. How could I? It would be like the snake that eats itself from the tail, eventually it chokes on everything, its rough scales, its heart all colonized & tender, the whole world becomes its body half-eaten & dragging in the dirt—
(from “MUSE FOUND IN A COLONIZED BODY”)
When I am hungry I eat
with my eyes
first. So much so that by the time
everyone has said grace
& is digging in, I am
full. I am the same
with love. & sometimes
I am the same with a great
idea. & these two things
might seem mutually
exclusive
but they are not—all love
starts off as a great idea
& all heartbreak is due to
poor execution.
(from “MUSE FOUND IN A COLONIZED BODY”)
(from “Karl Marx as Muse”)
I don’t like coyness, if I love you I will take your mouth first because that is where the breath lives, does that make me a wolf, or does this: when I am near you I shackle my intentions & feasts with my eyes, I won’t dare eat of your flesh. How could I? It would be like the snake that eats itself from the tail, eventually it chokes on everything, its rough scales, its heart all colonized & tender, the whole world becomes its body half-eaten & dragging in the dirt—
(from “MUSE FOUND IN A COLONIZED BODY”)
When I am hungry I eat
with my eyes
first. So much so that by the time
everyone has said grace
& is digging in, I am
full. I am the same
with love. & sometimes
I am the same with a great
idea. & these two things
might seem mutually
exclusive
but they are not—all love
starts off as a great idea
& all heartbreak is due to
poor execution.
(from “MUSE FOUND IN A COLONIZED BODY”)
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