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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Lord of the Butterflies is a poetry collection focused on queer relationships/identity, politics, and violence. As someone who is relatively new to reading poetry, this was an accessible collection and I am interested in reading their other work.
fast-paced
Favorite poems= Ivy, Orlando, Thankstaking, Tincture, America Reloading, Baby Teeth in a Landfill, and Said the Wishing Well
I need to be uplifted right now, not depressed and hopeless.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
This collection left me speechless. I'm trying to find the words to describe the love/heartbreak, fear/rage, grief/joy of Lord of the Butterflies, but I just don't have them. Read it. I'll return to these poems again and aga
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I dipped out of my comfort zone here for a book of poetry after coming across a video of Gibson reading their "Love Letter from the Afterlife," which brought me to tears. This collection covers gun violence, politics in the era of Trump, LGBTQ+ love and identity. Gibson's poetry is clear and no-frills but still creative and vivid.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Lesbophobia
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Very evocative moving writing. Several made me cry. Several I want to carry around in my pocket. One of my faves was Said the Wishing Well on the more cheery side, and the day you died because you wanted to on the sad side.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced