A review by jayisreading
Auto/Body by Vickie Vértiz, Vickie Vértiz

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

I enjoyed Vértiz’s intimate approach to the body, both in the sensual and fleshy sense, as well as the mechanical. The personal touch of having been raised and near auto body shops make her poems stand out for their unique connections between automobiles and humans. There was a particular tenderness to these poems that I didn’t expect, but I think this was strengthened by the beautiful and unapologetic incorporation of Spanish into many of these poems.

On a more personal note, I didn’t particularly love or hate these poems when it came to style and structure, which is definitely a matter of personal taste.
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