A review by ralowe
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

5.0

i'm borrowing this book and i don't want to give it back. i remember a time when i used to hate any poetry outside of rap music. but poetry is where you can do experimental prose and essay. i have to hang up my anti-poetry chops. you can resist narrative. you can chip away at the numbing opacity until you hit elusive subtleties and then you're talking about something you probably wouldn't be able to get away with talking about in any other format. it's been well established that poetry is the go-to venue for emotions but have you heard about earthshattering political critique of the political? it's a new way to be with politics through the shit of life trapped in america.