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This one took me a while to finish, but it was nice to revisit the book every few weeks. Some poems knocked the wind out of me.
“Necessary Omens” was my favorite. It opens with: “You’re accessible, she says, meaning / I bore her.” That’s one of many yummy lines. Michael Prior’s poems are melancholy and rhythmically challenging, but there’s something calming about them. Maybe lyrical would be the best way to do describe it, but that descriptor can feel overused. What am I trying to say? It’s gentle, yet icy. Grand yet intimate. Prior is a tonal shape shifter. It’s glorious to watch.
This one took me a while to finish, but it was nice to revisit the book every few weeks. Some poems knocked the wind out of me.
“Necessary Omens” was my favorite. It opens with: “You’re accessible, she says, meaning / I bore her.” That’s one of many yummy lines. Michael Prior’s poems are melancholy and rhythmically challenging, but there’s something calming about them. Maybe lyrical would be the best way to do describe it, but that descriptor can feel overused. What am I trying to say? It’s gentle, yet icy. Grand yet intimate. Prior is a tonal shape shifter. It’s glorious to watch.
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