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the magic my body becomes: Poems by by Jess Rizkallah

mlkai's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective

3.5

how does one “rate” poetry? 

smellymiche's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

violet_judy's review against another edition

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3.0

I did like this, I enjoyed most of her poems but there were a few that were quite dense and didn’t make much sense to me.

laurelinwonder's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a no holds barred meditation on Lebanese/immigrant/female identity, homeland, loss, and power. Rizkallah touches on the conflict of the diaspora. She doesn't shy away from saying what needs to be said, and each page dips with dialogue and image that just hurts.

sillyolesara's review against another edition

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5.0

What a gorgeous and deeply moving collection. The burden of inheritance as a symphony. I really feel connected to these poems.

trash_reader_'s review against another edition

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

These poems were beautiful.

jodiebrown2001's review

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emotional slow-paced

3.0

kaebae's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

I want to dig my soul into the references made. 
It made me fond of coming from somewhere, from someone, of something. 
I want to honor my own traditions, her traditions, their traditions like she does. 

raeofstarlight's review against another edition

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3.0

"I come from love that didn't always know the right way.”

pasparugovna's review against another edition

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3.0

jasmine: me, except
all convex hourglass waist
i only ever saw in the squeeze of my toothpaste tube.
p. 14