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jesshooves's review
“I imagine, we listen to others / when we fail ourselves.” —Castles
jayisreading's review
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I didn’t feel strongly about this collection. It wasn’t bad by any means, but I didn’t feel particularly moved by any of the poems. It did get a little repetitive, but there was a particular rhythm that carried throughout this collection that the repetition worked.
This is also somewhat of an erudite collection, in the sense that you can tell Yarberry is in academia. It’s the way they allude to Greek mythology and William Blake, primarily, while weaving in some theory (nothing heavy, for what it’s worth) to discuss their gender identity. Not a bad thing, by any means, but I can see how it might turn some people away.
That being said, I do plan on keeping an eye on their future works.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
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