![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm not saying all of this to turn you away from her work- this book should be read over and over again. To talk about important and heavy things, our words and work must be heavy. In Birds, she talks of fake virginity to appease a new husband. In Fire, she speaks of habitual domestic abuse, the idea of female complacency passed down from mother to daughter, because he pays the bills. But in those same lines, resilience. ![]() Some poems only a line or two, but filled with so much context. I experienced a flood of emotions as read to myself, both positive and negative. Sometimes I could feel her words flowing through my veins, as if she were giving me words to express how I move through the world. I didn't know I could have such a vivid image, crafted by just the right words, in so few lines of poetry. You lift your head after the last word is read, and you are now living in a completely different life- burdened enlightened with a new sense on how others move through space and time.Īll of these poems feel as if they are written in the blood of their subjects, or maybe even the author's. Instead, it unexpectedly changes how you see all of existence. You assume you'll read it in 10 or 15 minutes, and then go wash the dishes or otherwise return to your life right were you left off. It's really a trick, how short this book appears to be. I caved (because I LOVE physical books) and bought her book on Kindle. I could not find her work at any of my local bookstores. ![]()
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