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A review by atreegrowsinbooks
The Trees Witness Everything by Victoria Chang
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Chang is easily one of my favorite poets. I love the way she weaves hopefulness and grief within her words.
This was an interesting collection. I enjoyed how many of these poems were short and succinct but I think I prefer Chang’s longer poems. The format of the book was unique, being long and rectangular. Reminded me of a tree which ties back to the name of this collection. Some of my favorite lines are:
From “MARFA, TEXAS”:
“Oh to be loved the way the day loves the night.”
The entirety of “WITNESS”:
This was an interesting collection. I enjoyed how many of these poems were short and succinct but I think I prefer Chang’s longer poems. The format of the book was unique, being long and rectangular. Reminded me of a tree which ties back to the name of this collection. Some of my favorite lines are:
From “MARFA, TEXAS”:
“Oh to be loved the way the day loves the night.”
The entirety of “WITNESS”:
“Maybe were not filled
with water but with leaves,
the soft ones that make no sound. If you listen closely,
you can almost hear
the leaves in your body fall.
the soft ones that make no sound. If you listen closely,
you can almost hear
the leaves in your body fall.
Maybe nothing dies,
things just get lost. Memory convalesces on our skin.”
The entirety of “LOVE LETTERS”, but also specifically these lines:
“Sadness takes time. Sadness is made up of minutes. Hope is made up of years.”
“One day you will wake up beating. One day you will wake up winged.”
“Let me tell you a story about hope: it always starts and ends with birds.”
The entirety of “LOVE LETTERS”, but also specifically these lines:
“Sadness takes time. Sadness is made up of minutes. Hope is made up of years.”
“One day you will wake up beating. One day you will wake up winged.”
“Let me tell you a story about hope: it always starts and ends with birds.”