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A review by snowmaiden
What We Carry by Dorianne Laux
5.0
Although this collection is almost 25 years old, it doesn't seem dated in the slightest. These are straightforward narrative poems, but all of them are so good. Maybe part of it is that Laux was almost exactly the same age when she wrote these poems as I am now, but they really spoke to me.
The book is divided into three sections. The first is poems of the self and what we do when we are alone with no one looking. The second is poems about parents and children. The third is poems about love and sex. (This was my favorite section, as should surprise no one.) But my favorite poem of all is "Fast Gas," which you can read here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58325/fast-gas.
The book is divided into three sections. The first is poems of the self and what we do when we are alone with no one looking. The second is poems about parents and children. The third is poems about love and sex. (This was my favorite section, as should surprise no one.) But my favorite poem of all is "Fast Gas," which you can read here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58325/fast-gas.