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A review by linzer712
Finna: Poems by Nate Marshall
4.0
Finna is a powerful exploration of identity, transience and permanence, of how language shapes us and we shape it. Many poems are about how a place in space and time and the people in that place make us. And, yes, of course it’s a collection about race, too.
I loved how Nate Marshall plays with the rhythm and layers of everyday language and slang as he asserts their power and beauty. Many of the lines and even poems may seem simple at first glance, but there is a lot happening, and their construction is complex and playful and often beautiful. I learned a lot from this collection, and I have a hell of a lot more learning to do.
I loved how Nate Marshall plays with the rhythm and layers of everyday language and slang as he asserts their power and beauty. Many of the lines and even poems may seem simple at first glance, but there is a lot happening, and their construction is complex and playful and often beautiful. I learned a lot from this collection, and I have a hell of a lot more learning to do.