A review by aflatoxicosis
Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair

I am no longer rating poetry collections because this collection made me realize it is impossible to describe how “good” or “bad” poetry is. Throughout reading this collection, I had poems I liked and poems I not-so-liked. How am I supposed to rate that? It’s not the same as reading a book and having chapters you liked and chapters you not-so-liked. Idk I think I’m just going on a weird tangent.

The last poem, Crania Americana was definitely my favorite. I don’t know why, but this caught my full attention. I liked the other poems, too. They were lyrical but used a lot of big words that my tiny brain couldn’t comprehend. I know that’s a personal flaw, although I do love big words in poetry. Just not all the time I guess.

All in all, this collection is definitely a favorite now and I can’t wait to reread some of these poems.