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looney_moons's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
I am ashamed to say that I had not heard of Wanda Coleman before this eArc popped up on NetGalley. However, I was immediately interested, and after being approved I devoured this in two sittings. It's heartbreaking, it's beautiful, and the poems truly feel like a capture of the life Coleman wanted us to hear about. I was transported to wherever she wanted to take me in every single poem, and almost every poem left me wanting more in the best way possible. Truly, this collection took my breath away and I cannot recommend it enough. It's sad, though, to see that the majority of the political poems still ring true today just as they did when they were written. Coleman writes, in one of the poems, 'born to drudge to mule to leave no legacy,' and I'm happy to report that she was not the slightest bit in the right - this is a legacy worth holding on to, and I hope she is paid the respects she deserves after this is published.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death
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