Reviews - Calling a Wolf a Wolf

501 reviews for:

Given to me by my friend Janna who said, you have to read this, and then three days later, have you read it yet? The poems have that kind of urgent impatience to be read: it’s catching. I finished the last poem, looked at the back cover, then turned it over and started re-reading it. Would definitely recommend.

vacantteeth's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

pandagirlmb's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional medium-paced

bananafreckles's review against another edition

5.0

8/5/2022
Still outstanding. Still breathtaking. I'll never stop learning from and loving this book. <3

10/10/2017
Kaveh Akbar is, hands down, my new favorite poet. I carried this book with me for the past month, and I didn't want to let it go. Every single poem is surprising and illuminating and crushing. I can't formulate good enough sentences to express just how much I love this book, how much I've learned about what poetry can do, and how to craft poems equally compelling as they are genuine. Following him on Twitter was one of the best decisions I've ever made, and I'm so full of gratitude to be able to read his words.

sillyolesara's review against another edition

5.0

it is so much more perfect than i could have ever imagined

vulturetime's review against another edition

4.25

it's been about three weeks since i read this poetry collection and i still regularly think of some of the poems. i highlighted so many lines, but i think my most favorite poems in this collection are "CALLING A WOLF A WOLF (INPATIENT)," "GOD," and "SO OFTEN THE BODY BECOMES A DISTRACTION."