A review by myprecious
It's night in San Francisco but it's sunny in Oakland by Tom Comitta, Paul Ebenkamp, Zach Houston, Laura Woltag, Cheena Marie Lo, Jasper Bernes, Juliana Spahr, Amy Berkowitz, Turner Capehart Canty, Steffi Drewes, Justin Carder, Marianne Morris, Carrie Hunter, Bill Luoma, emji spero, Oki Sogumi, David Buuck, Jackqueline Frost, Anne Lesley Selcer, Andrew Kenower, Nicholas Komodore, Andrea Abi-Karam, Elaine Kahn, Sara Larsen, Alana Siegel, Lucy Tiven, Lindsey Boldt, Cosmo Spinosa, Taylor Brady, David Brazil, Michael Cross, Tinker Greene, Otis Pig, Lara Durback, Zach Ozma, Brandon Brown, Samantha Giles, Kate Robinson, Steve Orth, Rex Renee Leonowicz, Ted Rees, Olive Blackburn, M.G. Roberts, Garin Hay, Joshua Clover, Zoe Tuck, Zoe Addison, Sara Wintz, Alli Warren, Maya Weeks

reflective medium-paced

2.0

i will begin this review in saying that i am not a huge fan of poetry. though, i was attracted to this collection because i was born and raised in the bay area and was hoping i would find enjoyment in connecting with these author's experiences. i really love the idea of putting a bunch of different poets into one book. the multiple styles were refreshing. though, the substance of each poem was lackluster imo and i could only relate to maybe 3 poems overall. not saying a poem should be relatable to be good, but that's what i like. i believe it's because out of all the poets in the collection, only like 2 or 3 were POC. which, i find ridiculous in a book about oakland. but again, maybe this just wasn't for me.