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sam8834's review
4.0
Long Division is witty and ballsy, a dynamic duo of characteristics that often breeds the best kind of poetry. Cohen artfully mixes cleverness with heartbreak, sometimes in the same piece, and the result is a solid collection of poems. She is at her best in her more minimal pieces (on the extreme end is a short poem called "Heart": My glass house / thrown at stones.), especially ones like "Social Studies" and "In a Haystack", which center tightly on their subjects coming full circle via their own witty conceptions.
I was compelled to purchase this book after reading a short poem of Cohen's in a literary magazine, and it really satisfied my expectations. Overall, a strong collection.
I was compelled to purchase this book after reading a short poem of Cohen's in a literary magazine, and it really satisfied my expectations. Overall, a strong collection.
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