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thrilled's review against another edition
3.0
i don't care for brooklyn. sure, it's hip and everyone is spilling their youth there, but the only thing i've found interesting about it is the gowanus canal, a putrid waterway full of chemicals and corpses and hepatitis. maggie nelson's sequence of poems about it transformed it into something beautiful, something worth saving. now, if only she could do the same for the rest of the borough
theoglibrarianmom's review against another edition
5.0
I never liked poetry. And then along came Maggie Nelson.
myordinaries's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
3.0
the hospital for special care poems struck a chord. gasped and heavy sighed multiple times
soupwitch86's review against another edition
5.0
Great book of contemporary poetry. Bluets is one of my favorite books and this felt as if the same person was writing it (whereas The Argonauts felt a bit different to me).
Nelson's writing is raw and to the point, I constantly had to close the book after reading a line or poem that gutted me to let it roll around in my head for a while.
Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a contemporary book of poetry about love, loss and healing.
Nelson's writing is raw and to the point, I constantly had to close the book after reading a line or poem that gutted me to let it roll around in my head for a while.
Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a contemporary book of poetry about love, loss and healing.
jvillanueva8's review against another edition
4.0
This collection taught me that I prefer Maggie’s more prose-like writing, as in The Argonauts or Bluets. The title poem was fantastic, and the whole section titled The Hospital for Special Care was incredible as well. I never really connected with The Canal Diaries.
htucker01's review against another edition
4.0
i love maggie nelson she makes me feel safe i want to live in her brain