A review by kelseymay
The Specimen's Apology by George Abraham

5.0

I loved this book so much. These poems cover, as much of George’s work does, heritage, Palestinian-American identity, queerness, and place, themes which are both difficult to publish in today’s ever-increasing xenophobic and homophobic climate, and which are so, so important and valuable to read. George is an expert poet; his poems are lyrical and burst with sound and delicious word choice. I am so grateful to look up to lines like “i found home in your type of empty” and “since this poem is about memory, it is discontinuous by necessity…” George is clever and also innovative; throughout this collection, he coins new ways to combine two parts to become a greater whole. I highly recommend this collection to readers and especially writers of poetry.