A review by kdahlo
1919 by Eve L. Ewing

5.0

Strongly evocative, I really appreciated the interweaving of poems with shreds of historical context. The poems are all in dialogue with quotes from a report about 1919 'race riots' in Chicago. I was very moved by many of these poems, and there was a great variety of voice and structure. I had a few favorites but it seems silly to describe a poem since the poem itself is both more succinct and more beautiful. I recommend reading it yourself.