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A review by annamickreads
Mad Honey Symposium by Sally Wen Mao
5.0
In college we had the opportunity to speak with Sally Wen Mao during our senior seminar and I just think that everything she writes about in this collection is gorgeous, heartfelt, and full of vivid imagery.
Several professional reviewers have likened her to a modern-day Sylvia Plath and I would have to agree, although I would argue that the same degree of melancholy isn't present, but rather a jagged line between hunger and love.
Mao counters descriptions of honey and sweetness with fury and decay, and her focus on the natural cycle of life and death takes a lot of her floral imagery to new heights.
Some of my favorite poems are "Drop-Kick Aria," "Flight Perils" "Pickpocket" and "Suspension Theory."
Several professional reviewers have likened her to a modern-day Sylvia Plath and I would have to agree, although I would argue that the same degree of melancholy isn't present, but rather a jagged line between hunger and love.
Mao counters descriptions of honey and sweetness with fury and decay, and her focus on the natural cycle of life and death takes a lot of her floral imagery to new heights.
Some of my favorite poems are "Drop-Kick Aria," "Flight Perils" "Pickpocket" and "Suspension Theory."