A review by ckiyoko
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon

5.0

Visceral and unblinking in its attention to the parts of society we often look away from. The framework of the forty-nine days a soul walks the earth between death and reincarnation feels resonant, as do the cyclical ebb and flow in form, themes, and imagery.

Standout poems: Commute, Midnight Sun, A Grave, I Want to Go to the Island, A Crow Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Name, Don't