Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

1 review

jaan's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is the lyric that really made me get poetry. Deals with depression and loneliness, the poisonous nature of the American medical system, forced overconsumption of media, racial dynamics post-9/11 America, late-stage capitalism, death and dying, and Black mourning. The most important book I read in 2021. In terms of poetry, Claudia Rankine redefines lyric poetics. This is a stunning collection of poetry and one you will reread over and over with new revelations each time.

Be warned that this narrative is not cohesive. It is fragmented and broken, much like the narrator herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Racism