A review by scottbungalowreads
Spectral Evidence: Poems by Gregory Pardlo

challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a gorgeous collection of poetry looking at the experience of particularly the Black man, but also black bodies more broadly. Winding historical lessons with personal experience, Pardlo covers a lot of ground here. There are phrases in these that are going to stick with me for days, I can tell. With gorgeous language, many of these pack a punch and leave you quietly sitting alongside inherited ghosts.