A review by mariannemersereau
Glitter Road by January Gill O'Neil

4.0

The poems in this collection about the death of Emmett Till are particularly powerful. I like how the author uses the Mississippi river as the primary image in the book and how the poems weave themselves throughout it much like a river. As someone who grew up in the South, I found the poems especially resonant and appreciate how they bring the history of the region to life and serve as important witnesses to that history.