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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
I would never call myself an alcoholic, whatsoever, I get it
reminds me alot of Richard Siken! (/pos) I adored this collection, it was so surpirising and witty and generous in it's honesty.
Will definitely revisit this time and time again.
Will definitely revisit this time and time again.
‘Sometimes you have to march all the way to Galilee
or the literal foot of God himself before you realize
you’ve already passed the place where
you were supposed to die. I can no longer remember
the being afraid, only that it came to an end.’
absolutely haunting
or the literal foot of God himself before you realize
you’ve already passed the place where
you were supposed to die. I can no longer remember
the being afraid, only that it came to an end.’
absolutely haunting
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
fast-paced
“Most days I try hard to act human, to breathe like a human and speak with the same flat language, but often
my kindness is clumsy—I stop a stranger to tie his shoe and
end up kissing his knees. ”
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
"sometimes a mind is ready to leave / the world before its body / sometimes paradise happens / too early and leaves us shuddering in its wake"
Some of Akbar's poems resonated more with me than others, but that's the beauty and subjectivity of the experience. There is supple and delectable imagery here. The themes of dealing with addiction, sense of self and place, and relationship with faith and the unknown will be deeply meaningful for many readers.
Some of Akbar's poems resonated more with me than others, but that's the beauty and subjectivity of the experience. There is supple and delectable imagery here. The themes of dealing with addiction, sense of self and place, and relationship with faith and the unknown will be deeply meaningful for many readers.