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donut_holer's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
This was a far sadder collection of poems than the other collection of Blaeser's that I've read (Apprenticed to Justice) and felt rooted in specific moments that I would expect to see in a memoir. There was still a lot of imagery of the natural world, and metaphorical connections between the two.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Death and Racism
gellyreads's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
The poems I enjoyed the most were "Absentee Indian," "Twelve Steps to Ward Off Homesickness" (relatable), "Passing Time" (I'm a sucker for poems that mention kitchen tables for some reason), and "zen for traveling bards."
as_a_tre3's review
5.0
As an Indigenous people myself but from different country and continent, I am currently reflecting on temporarity and the search for home. This collection speaks to me so profoundly and I applaud the poet for putting the many-layered of struggles a nomad like us experience through our day to day life throughout the seasons and years and across the seas and lands. Such a beautiful collection!
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