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A review by gracie_reads_everything
Superdoom: Selected Poems by Melissa Broder
3.0
Superdoom, by Melissa Broder, is a collection of her older poetry collections compiled together. It’s obvious that this is an early work of Broder’s. There’s no type of poem in here except free-verse, and little use of other poetic devices. Many of the images repeat through poems, but not in a clever way, but rambling where there didn’t need to be so many poems within this volume; I feel it takes away from the overall quality of the collection.
However, there were snapshots of genius in this collection. I wish they would outweigh the poems that seem to exist solely to utilize vulgarity for shock factor rather than to contemplate the subjects at hand. I don’t mind the use of the vulgarity when it serves a purpose, but it feels overused and pointless many times. I think Broder shines brightest when she writes prose, for I was sadly disappointed by her poetry, with the exception of a handful of gems.
However, there were snapshots of genius in this collection. I wish they would outweigh the poems that seem to exist solely to utilize vulgarity for shock factor rather than to contemplate the subjects at hand. I don’t mind the use of the vulgarity when it serves a purpose, but it feels overused and pointless many times. I think Broder shines brightest when she writes prose, for I was sadly disappointed by her poetry, with the exception of a handful of gems.