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myriadreads's review
5.0
This is one of the most stirring and striking books of poetry that I have ever read! If you haven't checked out this poet's work, do it!
percystjoan's review
5.0
children
they are right, the poet mother
carries her wolf in her heart,
wailing at pain yet suckling it like
romulus and remus. this now.
how will i forgive myself
for trying to bear the weight of this
and trying to bear the weight also
of writing the poem
about this?
[also: mulberry fields, the river between us, and powell.]
they are right, the poet mother
carries her wolf in her heart,
wailing at pain yet suckling it like
romulus and remus. this now.
how will i forgive myself
for trying to bear the weight of this
and trying to bear the weight also
of writing the poem
about this?
[also: mulberry fields, the river between us, and powell.]
raloveridge's review
4.0
"you have placed yourselves
in peril
not by your superior sword
but by your insignificant
quarrels with life"
—from "the message from The Ones"
A really lovely collection—these are hard-hitting and strange in places, not terribly similar to other Clifton I've read. I liked this an awful lot.
in peril
not by your superior sword
but by your insignificant
quarrels with life"
—from "the message from The Ones"
A really lovely collection—these are hard-hitting and strange in places, not terribly similar to other Clifton I've read. I liked this an awful lot.
tgrvs78's review
5.0
Tender poetry that deals with time, memory, loss, suffering and the strength of a heart. Grief can be a hard thing to name and surviving it really does shape someone’s life.
2000s's review
3.5
A lot of this collection felt muddy and disjointed for me, maybe it was just too abstract and rambly for my liking. I do really admire Lucille Clifton though and she has some really beautiful poems. My favorite from this collection was probably "mulberry fields." I'll probably revisit and read more closely.
jeninmotion's review
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
There are just a few lines in this that are devastating and crystal clear, as well as the title poem of the collection. Great work.