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A review by elwirax
100 Queer Poems by Andrew McMillan, Mary Jean Chan
slow-paced
3.0
I am sure many of these poems will resonate with individuals who have perhaps experienced more in life than I have. I do not think that any of these were intrinsically bad and the rating is partially a reflection of my inability to dissect and understand the style of contemporary poetry. Unfortunately, I do not have a strong preference for free verse
poetry with frequent line breaks and structures that disturb the flow of reading. Many of the poems fell into these categories and therefore, I could not always enjoy them despite the interesting subject matter.
"The Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, "Elegy with Two Elk and A Compass" by Alycia Pirmohamed, "Maybe somewhere" by Clare Shaw and "Final Curve" by Langston Hughes were my only favourites in this collection.
poetry with frequent line breaks and structures that disturb the flow of reading. Many of the poems fell into these categories and therefore, I could not always enjoy them despite the interesting subject matter.
"The Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, "Elegy with Two Elk and A Compass" by Alycia Pirmohamed, "Maybe somewhere" by Clare Shaw and "Final Curve" by Langston Hughes were my only favourites in this collection.