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wondalapapp's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
erintowner's review against another edition
5.0
Danez Smith is one of my new favorite poets. I love poems that make me laugh. Explain to me how you can read a poem called 'All the Best Dick Lives in Brooklyn Park' and not laugh.
They also write about life generally, capturing the joy of close friends, the complication an HIV diagnosis can cause, being black, and how beautiful the small things are. Danez is from the Twin Cities and I love seeing my heart called out in verse.
Cannot recommend enough.
They also write about life generally, capturing the joy of close friends, the complication an HIV diagnosis can cause, being black, and how beautiful the small things are. Danez is from the Twin Cities and I love seeing my heart called out in verse.
Cannot recommend enough.
the_readingraven's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I think many people should read this very touching piece of literature. Danez writes in such an honest, loving, raw type of way. This collection of poetry is for his friends and those he holds dear. If you are queer and Black, I highly recommend it. Even though I am not the target audience for this collection, many of these pieces come from the Black experience, I still love it and care for it all the same.
Along with the deep meaning, I loved the creativity that came with the formatting of several of these poems. It's not only a literary sense you're gathering but a visual one as well. My favorite line is from 'Acknowledgments': “& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have I loved a thing because you loved it? including me.”
Along with the deep meaning, I loved the creativity that came with the formatting of several of these poems. It's not only a literary sense you're gathering but a visual one as well. My favorite line is from 'Acknowledgments': “& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have I loved a thing because you loved it? including me.”
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Racism
madelineahjones's review against another edition
5.0
some favorites: i’m goong back to Minnesota where sadness makes sense, notes, acknowledgements