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lsparrow's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book of poems and also enjoyed finding out a few things about this poet- she seems amazing. I can't wait to read more of her writing.
jacobandthefrogs's review against another edition
5.0
Holy shit
“So I was running
‘Cause there just wasn’t any
More time in the day
But then you smiled
And I smiled back
And not paying enough attention
I stepped on that 3rd rail”
Holy shit holy shit holy shit
“So I was running
‘Cause there just wasn’t any
More time in the day
But then you smiled
And I smiled back
And not paying enough attention
I stepped on that 3rd rail”
Holy shit holy shit holy shit
dereadergal's review
2.0
I'm not a big fan of poetry but I do have an appreciation for it when I do read it and I wasn't too overly impressed with this collection. I didn't really care for the title, it really didn't go well with the love poems and is a bit jarring. Some of the poems were touching and even some were cute, but quite a few really didn't make much sense and again, didn't really feel like it fit into the love poems category.
agirlsnightbookbash's review against another edition
4.0
Let me start by saying I do not fully understand poetry. There is definitely undertones that I may have missed in reading this collection.
Stunning poetry about mostly unrequited love. There were a few poems about important public figures and events.
My favorite was Migration
Stunning poetry about mostly unrequited love. There were a few poems about important public figures and events.
My favorite was Migration
raluca_p's review against another edition
3.0
“We are Virginia Tech
We are sad today
We will be sad for quite a while
We are not moving on
We are embracing our mourning
We are Virginia Tech
We are strong enough to stand tearlessly
We are brave enough to bend to cry
And sad enough to know we must laugh again
We are Virginia Tech
We do not understand this tragedy
We know we did nothing to deserve it
But neither does the child in Africa
Dying of AIDS
Neither do the Invisible Children
Walking the night away
To avoid being kidnapped by a rogue army
Neither does the baby elephant watching his community
Be devastated for ivory
Neither does the Mexican child looking
For fresh water
Neither does the Iraqi teenager dodging bombs
Neither does the Appalachian infant killed
By a boulder
Dislodged
Because the land was destabilized
No one deserves a tragedy
We are Virginia Tech
The Hokie Nation embraces
Our own
And reaches out
With open heart and mind
To those who offer their hearts and hands
We are strong
And brave
And innocent
And unafraid
We are better than we think
And not yet what we want to be
We are alive to imagination
And open to possibility
We will continue
To invent the future
Through our blood and tears
Through all this sadness
We are the Hokies
We will prevail
We will prevail
We will prevail
We are
Virginia Tech”
We are sad today
We will be sad for quite a while
We are not moving on
We are embracing our mourning
We are Virginia Tech
We are strong enough to stand tearlessly
We are brave enough to bend to cry
And sad enough to know we must laugh again
We are Virginia Tech
We do not understand this tragedy
We know we did nothing to deserve it
But neither does the child in Africa
Dying of AIDS
Neither do the Invisible Children
Walking the night away
To avoid being kidnapped by a rogue army
Neither does the baby elephant watching his community
Be devastated for ivory
Neither does the Mexican child looking
For fresh water
Neither does the Iraqi teenager dodging bombs
Neither does the Appalachian infant killed
By a boulder
Dislodged
Because the land was destabilized
No one deserves a tragedy
We are Virginia Tech
The Hokie Nation embraces
Our own
And reaches out
With open heart and mind
To those who offer their hearts and hands
We are strong
And brave
And innocent
And unafraid
We are better than we think
And not yet what we want to be
We are alive to imagination
And open to possibility
We will continue
To invent the future
Through our blood and tears
Through all this sadness
We are the Hokies
We will prevail
We will prevail
We will prevail
We are
Virginia Tech”
katyclynn's review
5.0
Got me blushing, giggling, and kicking my feet, then immediately uncontrollably sobbing and sniffling, but still smiling till the end.