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honeydewfelon's review
5.0
A gorgeous debut collection. The poems are visceral and erotic and painful and beautiful.
readorrot's review
5.0
What a raw and open collection. Putney holds nothing back. This is an honest and true look at identity - gender, sexual, cultural. It is as heartbreaking as it is hopeful.
clairelmcarlson's review
5.0
I was sent Dani's book prior to an interview I will be doing with them, and I'm so honored to be able to read and talk with Dani about this truly stunning poetry debut! The three "panels" of this collection represent different periods of growth; from childhood to the sexually charged young adult stage to now, in which the poet contemplates their many senses of self. Some of my favorite poems in this collection are "Pearls," "Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf Talk on my Thighs," "If They Equals You," and "Dear Jeremy." The writing in this is so beautiful, and I'm excited to be able to return to these poems time and time again. One of my favorite verses:
What I really mean:
I hope I didn't turn you off
to Raphaelite beauty,
discourage you from the allure
of humanity's androgyny—
if I'm not beautiful,
what am I? What gets me
by is queer narcissism, a love
of replicating myself
through those around me.
Thank you for this, Dani!
What I really mean:
I hope I didn't turn you off
to Raphaelite beauty,
discourage you from the allure
of humanity's androgyny—
if I'm not beautiful,
what am I? What gets me
by is queer narcissism, a love
of replicating myself
through those around me.
Thank you for this, Dani!
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