Scan barcode
booksbysoph's review against another edition
5.0
Following a self-described “ordeal with medicine” in 2006, Bettina Judd wrote this intricate, compelling, challenging, and incredibly important collection of poetry. PATIENT. explored both the history of gynecology, as well as the historical concepts between the male and the medical gaze of black, female bodies. This collection knocked the breath right out of me.
“Watch a seed / assemble a tree yielding / fully ripe peaches // It is not at all like / waiting for your children / to come home undead”
“Watch a seed / assemble a tree yielding / fully ripe peaches // It is not at all like / waiting for your children / to come home undead”
ammonite's review
2.0
Good, but I think I'm not really the intended audience for a wide variety of reasons. I first encountered Judd's work on NPR's Hidden Brain podcast; I plan to follow up on her other endeavors.
More...