Reviews

Dēmos: An American Multitude by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley

anmoore14's review

5.0

A timely, gorgeously crafted, reminder that America was birthed from blood and the cycle continues at the cost of human life, but not human creation. Read it. Twice.

rlaferney's review

4.0

An interesting collection of poems that examines the intersection of Onondaga, Japanese, Cuban, and Appalachian cultures and the poets identity within those cultures.

specialkxb's review

reflective medium-paced

5.0

davidc_'s review

4.0

This is a powerful collection from Benjamín Naka-Hasabe Kingsley. His lived experience as a member of the Onondaga Nation is present throughout, providing a poignant picture of the violence at the heart of American life. The recurring punnet squares were like a refrain that anchored the work.