Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by Christopher Soto

5 reviews

brightestwitch_maddie's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

clnpbd's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

whoischels's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some real gems of raw emotion and brutality in this make it worth a read. As a whole though, sort of drags midway through, and I'd like to have had some sort of grounding in when a poem was written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Racism

ariscormanoreilly's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

A fantastic anthology. As to be expected with any anthology, I didn’t love all of the poems, however I concede that I may not have fully understood them, been the target audience, or many such reasons, and they were very likely good. Many of the poems deal with very heavy topics, however, there were some lighthearted poems and love poems, which I appreciated as well. 
It was nice to read fantastic poetry by queer poets, especially by queer poets of color, who are often erased from history and the present. 
Many of the poems were incredibly impactful, emotional, and thought-provoking. 
Overall, I loved this anthology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

brnineworms's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Every poem in this anthology is moving and powerful in its own way. Some are harrowing gut punches, while others are more gentle and contemplative. The variety is certainly a boon.

I can’t rate each poem individually because there are so many of them, but some of my favourites were The [Black]Outs: Listen by Steffan Triplett, Actually, Yes, Everything is About Race by Madison Johnson, Untitled (Destroying Flesh) by Juliana Huxtable, and Boy in a Stolen Evening Gown by Saeed Jones.

I’m speechless. I wish I had something profound to say, some astute insight. I suppose the poems speak for themselves, so all I can do is give a recommendation. Five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, Hate crime, Child death, Death, Blood, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism, Genocide, Suicide, Cancer, Ableism, and Animal death

Minor: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident