Reviews

The Specimen's Apology by George Abraham

morrie2020's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

Found the poems to be interesting in both format and inclusion of mathematics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt

kelseymay's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book so much. These poems cover, as much of George’s work does, heritage, Palestinian-American identity, queerness, and place, themes which are both difficult to publish in today’s ever-increasing xenophobic and homophobic climate, and which are so, so important and valuable to read. George is an expert poet; his poems are lyrical and burst with sound and delicious word choice. I am so grateful to look up to lines like “i found home in your type of empty” and “since this poem is about memory, it is discontinuous by necessity…” George is clever and also innovative; throughout this collection, he coins new ways to combine two parts to become a greater whole. I highly recommend this collection to readers and especially writers of poetry.

sillyolesara's review against another edition

5.0

wowwww. i have never read or seen anything like this. it is glorious.

ewanh's review against another edition

5.0

Astounding. I could not put it down.

sadie26w's review against another edition

4.0

Powerful poems exploring identity, language, home and queerness as part of the queer, Palestinian diaspora. CN for addiction, trauma, homophobia, colonisation, war, violence, death. Plays with layout/format in interesting and challenging ways. Would recommend.