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A review by kazuchuu
Crush by Richard Siken
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
“Here is the repeated image of the lover destroyed.”
This was absolutely beautiful, heart-wrenching, bloody. I’ve seen lines of Siken’s poetry before, scattered here and there, but this is my first time reading his poems in full. I didn’t always understand them, but I was always compelled to keep going. The descriptions are so vivid and sharp; it’s like the poem plays right in front of you. Each word evokes a deep and raw feeling. This really was a pleasure to read. I don’t always pick up poetry collections, and when I do I find that I don’t particularly enjoy them, but I’m definitely glad I picked up this one.
And because there are many beautiful lines, here are some of my favorites:
“A man takes his sadness and throws it away / but then he’s still left with his hands.”
“You're in a car with a beautiful boy, and he won't tell you that he loves you, but he loves you.”
“We have not touched the stars, nor are we forgiven.”
This was absolutely beautiful, heart-wrenching, bloody. I’ve seen lines of Siken’s poetry before, scattered here and there, but this is my first time reading his poems in full. I didn’t always understand them, but I was always compelled to keep going. The descriptions are so vivid and sharp; it’s like the poem plays right in front of you. Each word evokes a deep and raw feeling. This really was a pleasure to read. I don’t always pick up poetry collections, and when I do I find that I don’t particularly enjoy them, but I’m definitely glad I picked up this one.
And because there are many beautiful lines, here are some of my favorites:
“A man takes his sadness and throws it away / but then he’s still left with his hands.”
“You're in a car with a beautiful boy, and he won't tell you that he loves you, but he loves you.”
“We have not touched the stars, nor are we forgiven.”