A review by vgmsonnet
Code by Charlotte Pence

5.0

Code is my favorite type of poetry collection- ambitious *as well as* accessible. Pence’s blending of science, history, and personal experience is brilliant, and yet her words read effortlessly, each one clicking perfectly into place so the reader takes in the complexity she presents so easily. And while each poem can stand on its own, taken together, the collection offers a powerful meditation on humanity through the prism of our genetic lineage and mortal limits. I loved this!