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A review by whoz_ophelia
Slow Lightning, Volume 106 by Eduardo C. Corral
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I LOVED this collection! I haven't read much magical realism/ surrealist poetry this year, but this collection truly opened my eyes to what poetry could be. The language and imagery was perfectly brutal and beautiful; lines like "Once a man offered me his heart and I said no...Do you understand? In bed while we slept, our bodies inches apart, the dark between our flesh a wick. It was burning down. And he couldn't feel it." cut you to the bone.
Some poems, like the poems that open and close the book, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, dodge expectations and instead dive into surreality with dark and sensuous imagery. In other poems, Eduardo C. Corral explores the harsh realities of immigrant life on the border with ruthless honesty.
My favorite poems were "Self-Portrait with Tumbling and Lasso," "Poem after Frida Kahlo's Painting The Broken Column," and "Monologue of a Vulture's Shadow."
Some poems, like the poems that open and close the book, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, dodge expectations and instead dive into surreality with dark and sensuous imagery. In other poems, Eduardo C. Corral explores the harsh realities of immigrant life on the border with ruthless honesty.
My favorite poems were "Self-Portrait with Tumbling and Lasso," "Poem after Frida Kahlo's Painting The Broken Column," and "Monologue of a Vulture's Shadow."