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A review by alexanderhagen8
Guillotine: Poems by Eduardo C. Corral
5.0
WOW.
This collection was a bit hard for me to get into the first section. It has a lot of code switching, and I’m not well versed in speaking, let alone reading, Spanish.
But then I hit the second section, and I’m not exaggerating that if I would have been standing reading these, I would have had to take a seat. After the second section, regardless of code switching, there was no issue being completely thrown in. These poems are powerful, deep, beautifully formed, and moving.
This is not a collection of poetry that will lend an easy read where you’re going to walk away understanding everything you just read. This is a collection that will lead you to walk away pondering and going over everything you just read. I finished this in a single setting, but will be going back for several settings to delve deeper into each poem, make the necessary translations, and further analyze everything.
This collection was a bit hard for me to get into the first section. It has a lot of code switching, and I’m not well versed in speaking, let alone reading, Spanish.
But then I hit the second section, and I’m not exaggerating that if I would have been standing reading these, I would have had to take a seat. After the second section, regardless of code switching, there was no issue being completely thrown in. These poems are powerful, deep, beautifully formed, and moving.
This is not a collection of poetry that will lend an easy read where you’re going to walk away understanding everything you just read. This is a collection that will lead you to walk away pondering and going over everything you just read. I finished this in a single setting, but will be going back for several settings to delve deeper into each poem, make the necessary translations, and further analyze everything.