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A review by gar42
Pig by Sam Sax
dark
funny
fast-paced
4.0
A book of poems about all things pig. I love the formal play, the wide association of pigs and pig topics, and the pig as an anchor for the collection. While it’s fun at times, like dancing at a club, it’s also deeply serious and contemplative, writing praise poems to Miss Piggy and also poems considering the similar treatments of Jews and pigs. A collection about queerness, Jewishness, animalness, and humanness.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Animal death
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder