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forgereads17's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
cgcpoems's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
The book jacket describes these poems as being made from “a collage aesthetic and a multiplicity of voices” which is an incredibly accurate depiction. While I found the collage-like style of these poems interesting, with their lines that are almost non-sequiturs, it almost felt like a little too much. Many of the poems have a rough “story” that we followed from beginning to end, but some were difficult to find a thread with. I think if you go into these poems hoping to unlock their meaning and really analyze each one in depth, this could be a fun read. As is, I enjoyed these poems individually but a whole collection of them felt too long for comfort.
That being said, a lot of those individual lines are absolutely stunning even out of context. This would be a great book to use to gather prompts and ghost lines for a writing workshop and for that reason I will certainly be returning to it.
That being said, a lot of those individual lines are absolutely stunning even out of context. This would be a great book to use to gather prompts and ghost lines for a writing workshop and for that reason I will certainly be returning to it.
girlgotnoidentity's review
4.0
[a:Alex Dimitrov|6429421|Alex Dimitrov|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442341621p2/6429421.jpg] makes me feel alive again. But he also makes me question my existence all at the same time. I'm in love with his words.
elianachow's review
3.0
Poems of this form befuddle me in both the reading and the making. How does one differentiate between “good” poems and “bad” poems in this form—fragmented and sprawling and collaged? Where cadence and sonic value seem to lack, how does meaning itself rise to the occasion and take over through initially disjointed image, metaphor, introspection? How do we measure a poem?
I would also appreciate assistance in understanding a certain choice of punctuation throughout the entire collection that never allowed me, as reader, to fully settle into a line. I kept being interrupted, perhaps even annoyed, reminded that I was reading a poem. I was made so very aware of my stuttering readership, staccato blinks over the words. And I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Nonetheless, so many of these poems held me spellbound in their wake, especially in the first section. Best read aloud, I think.
“I almost believed love then someone new called me / and time’s been repeating…” (from ‘Cocaine’)
I would also appreciate assistance in understanding a certain choice of punctuation throughout the entire collection that never allowed me, as reader, to fully settle into a line. I kept being interrupted, perhaps even annoyed, reminded that I was reading a poem. I was made so very aware of my stuttering readership, staccato blinks over the words. And I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Nonetheless, so many of these poems held me spellbound in their wake, especially in the first section. Best read aloud, I think.
“I almost believed love then someone new called me / and time’s been repeating…” (from ‘Cocaine’)
mjessie's review
3.0
A little associative for my personal taste, I appreciate the tone throughout and the kind of ethereal, city wanderings in here. Felt like a modern Frank O'Hara with a John Ashbery sensibility for meandering thoughts and sentences. Beautiful throughout.