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soupwitch86's review against another edition
5.0
This is an incredible book of poetry. The sections that are still lingering with me are On Bathrooms and On Beards, and in general, the constant theme of blood throughout the entire book. It was written so fluidly, moving seamlessly from poetic prose or prosey poetry, to found text, and back again. Beautiful and delicate but direct and urgent feeling. Love it!
zanedeyoung's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
meganmilks's review against another edition
4.0
Idea-rich and emotionally stirring, these sequences of trans poetry move nimbly across scene, image, time, and other texts. My favorite sequence is the last one, On Beards: A Memoir of Passing.
hannahvwarren's review against another edition
5.0
In his TRANS*forming Literature reading, Ely Shipley refers to his poetry as a “collage” that includes memoir, queer theory, history, medical anthropology, pop culture, documentary, letters from therapists, and some snippets from canonical poets. These poems work as fragments of experience, as lyric essay. Beautiful compilation.
"In societies in which the night-mare is not widely
acknowledged or discussed, its dramatic symptoms are
sometimes mistaken for evidence of physical or mental illness."
"In societies in which the night-mare is not widely
acknowledged or discussed, its dramatic symptoms are
sometimes mistaken for evidence of physical or mental illness."
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