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frankie_vega's review against another edition
5.0
Lessons learned:
-I am my own source, I fill myself to pour into myself to pour into others to pour back into myself
-poetry deserves to be read in the sunlight
-love and grief and so damn interconnected
-I am my own source, I fill myself to pour into myself to pour into others to pour back into myself
-poetry deserves to be read in the sunlight
-love and grief and so damn interconnected
hiiiiiinat's review against another edition
3.5
The reading experience was nice, and I was often impressed by the inventive technical and formal techniques that Diaz employed, but that being said this didn't entirely hit for me. There were some very beautiful meditations on the human relationship with nature, and reckoning with the settler colonial legacy of the US - these were my favorites. Other parts I glazed over or found myself losing interest while reading, such as the repetitive love poems and lust poems. Overall, I'm glad I read it but probably won't return.
mashedpotato's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
tense
4.0
From the earth we come, and to the earth we shall return. We are water, and water is us.
vampire_burrito's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
overall a mixed bag. some of the poems I felt indifferent to but the ones that were good were very good. my favourites were american arithmetic, manhattan is a lenape word, run'n' gun, the first water is the body, exhibits from the american water museum and waist and sway.
mxunsmiley's review against another edition
5.0
This collection is as timely as it is lush and powerful. I really loved her language and how she used it to bring attention to Native issues. At the same time, she writes so tenderly. The images she paints are also so vivid and unique. I especially loved exhibits from the American Water Museum--it brought attention to crucial issues facing people of color, specifically Natives, in this country today in such a pressing manner. Definitely recommend!
tonatyuh's review against another edition
5.0
WOW.
I usually don't like poetry; I find it kind of tedious to understand and I can be someone that loses patience. But this, along with Rankine's "Let Me Be Lonely" have transformed poetry into something more enjoyable and moving.
Diaz writes in a way that genuinely made my jaw drop at times, and made me circle and underline and write in the margins with almost every stanza.
This is a collection of poetry that is so beautiful and contains so much to think about that it's something I'd recommend to any kind of reader.
I usually don't like poetry; I find it kind of tedious to understand and I can be someone that loses patience. But this, along with Rankine's "Let Me Be Lonely" have transformed poetry into something more enjoyable and moving.
Diaz writes in a way that genuinely made my jaw drop at times, and made me circle and underline and write in the margins with almost every stanza.
This is a collection of poetry that is so beautiful and contains so much to think about that it's something I'd recommend to any kind of reader.
dinasamimi's review against another edition
5.0
Diaz is a linguist with an extensive vocabulary. The language can be challenging, so keep a dictionary handy while reading. The longer poems are truly outstanding. I loved the poems about Diaz's brother, anything she writes about water and basketball. There are many I will return to: exhibits from The American Water Museum, The First Water Is The Body, That Which Cannot Be Stilled, Like Church, and Snake-Light... to name a few.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
It's National Poetry Month!!
Very strong collection right here to add to your poetry diet!
It's National Poetry Month!!
Very strong collection right here to add to your poetry diet!
jeleigh16's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely brilliant storytelling via poetry. Diaz's words hit me in the heart and the gut in the best way.