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A review by harrydaylight
The Surrender Theory: Poems by Caitlin Conlon
3.75
Took me longer to finish than I would have liked, but I think I’m in a slump and it has nothing to do with the actual content of the book.
I thought it was well-written and beautiful, the way the author speaks about grief and mental health and love is just so clever and relatable, and some lines will truly stay with me for a long time (“this was never supposed to be a metaphor for anything. i just wanted to love you. i tried so hard to do it right.” absolutely made me lose my mind. or this, about grief: “why I’m here at all, meditating on grief, trying to say something that sounds nicer than I would like you to come home, now.” or “the point is that one of us is dead and it doesn’t matter anymore which is which. it just doesn’t matter.”)
My favorite poems were The Artist Paints a Favorable Portrait of Jack Torrance, 3:18 AM, Coded Signals, Lies, The Anxiety Speaks, Am Barely Holding It Together.
Would definitely recommend if you like contemporary poetry!
I thought it was well-written and beautiful, the way the author speaks about grief and mental health and love is just so clever and relatable, and some lines will truly stay with me for a long time (“this was never supposed to be a metaphor for anything. i just wanted to love you. i tried so hard to do it right.” absolutely made me lose my mind. or this, about grief: “why I’m here at all, meditating on grief, trying to say something that sounds nicer than I would like you to come home, now.” or “the point is that one of us is dead and it doesn’t matter anymore which is which. it just doesn’t matter.”)
My favorite poems were The Artist Paints a Favorable Portrait of Jack Torrance, 3:18 AM, Coded Signals, Lies, The Anxiety Speaks, Am Barely Holding It Together.
Would definitely recommend if you like contemporary poetry!