Reviews

Lighthead by Terrance Hayes

evilisarelaysport's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective

5.0

jrubino16's review

challenging dark reflective

3.75

tmarwee's review

5.0

Give this book to anyone who says they don’t like contemporary poetry

_onebookmore's review

5.0

Poetry that begs to be spoken aloud, which in my mind is the best kind.

pyrrhicspondee's review

4.0

I like how when poets get older they get more and more lyric. Of course, some of these poems left me behind in the dust. But a bunch were amazing. That last pecha kucha, "Arbor for Butch," is heartbreaking. And "Support the Troops!" is on my favorite-ever list.

nick_jenkins's review

4.0

I felt that the back half of the book doesn't really deliver, but the first half--particularly the second quarter--is spectacular.

goodverbsonly's review

3.0

Read for Contemporary American Poetry. I would give it a higher rating because there’s a great amount of control of sound and image, but most of the poetry is beyond me. That’s not a criticism of anyone but me.

majordang's review

3.0

Very referential, requires a large commitment on the part of the reader.

jamesflint's review

medium-paced

2.0

libraryleopard's review

4.0

I'm so glad I got around to reading a book of Terrance Hayes's poetry after being assigned to read Golden Shovel a million times in writing classes. I especially liked how he messed around with format.