A review by zarvindale
Ode to the Heart Smaller Than a Pencil Eraser by Luisa A. Igloria

5.0

Luisa Igloria is the perfect living proof of how craft gets better over time by honing it. Prior to diving into this immaculate collection, I got my hands on two of her earlier books. With every book she releases, she becomes more lyrical, even if a lot of her poems are narrative in nature. The odes here are just as lovely as the ghazals. The prose poems are just as interesting as the narrative verses. There is likewise a demonstration of knowledge here; we get to learn about the names of everyday things such as birds, colors, plants—all of which form rich landscapes from which bear fruits of deep thought.