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Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
2 reviews
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.
Be warned that this narrative is not cohesive. It is fragmented and broken, much like the narrator herself.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Racism
valyn_grebe's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.0
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
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