A review by robinks
The Past by Wendy Xu

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

A lot of the beginning went over my head and was difficult to follow because the imagery and phrases are so abstract. I appreciated the intention of the Tiananmen Sonnets more than the execution. The last section was definitely the strongest to me, and I particularly resonated with Elegy for Soft Things and Notes for an Opening. The Notes at the end were also illuminating.

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