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chavonnwshen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Racism, and Murder
jesshooves's review against another edition
"Our sons don't burn their cities as a rule, / born, as they are, up to their necks in fuel."
-- from poem "Incendiary Art"
-- from poem "Incendiary Art"
soinavoice's review against another edition
5.0
The most upsetting collection of poetry I've ever read, bar none.
scrow1022's review against another edition
5.0
Holy fuck, this just burns and should burn everything down. One I want people to read right now.
katepowellshine's review against another edition
5.0
The subject matter makes this hard to read but it's beautiful, and so moving.
sophiejohannis's review against another edition
4.0
As hard to read as poetry about this subject matter ought to be.
aliciamonroe13's review against another edition
5.0
Smith’s poems are so visceral. I could see and feel everything she described. The way she uses language is just mindblowingly GOOD. These poems are intense and about a heavy subject matter that is very present in our every day lives.