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octavia_cade's review
5.0
I didn't add this at time of reading, which was a while back, but I've just been going through it again so here we are. This is only a very short review, as a much longer version is coming up soon on Strange Horizons, but I was delighted. This is so delicate, and so subtle, and the themes repeat in new and interesting ways throughout the collection. There's Herland and Mars colonies and the introduction of the alien, but mostly there's a sense of expectation, of instability and ephemera. It's very, very effective. Anyway: favourite poems in here include "When the First Ship Left", "Reasons for Leaving", "The Tea Kettle Awaits the New Widow's Return", and "Alima Among the Trees".
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