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A review by tjrober2
Root Fractures: Poems by Diana Khoi Nguyen
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I cannot stress enough, how much i love Nguyen’s work. Didn’t think i could enjoy anything more than i did with her first collection Ghost Of. And here we are.
I think in many ways this is a much more challenging but expansive work. Still innovative and deploying the cutting, arrangement, and textual layering elements of Ghost Of, but taking it to a whole new level. Absolutely love the way this collection is more thoroughly invested in the links between generational, familial, nation, and personal trauma. There really no time beyond war. So what then is time?
I think in many ways this is a much more challenging but expansive work. Still innovative and deploying the cutting, arrangement, and textual layering elements of Ghost Of, but taking it to a whole new level. Absolutely love the way this collection is more thoroughly invested in the links between generational, familial, nation, and personal trauma. There really no time beyond war. So what then is time?