A review by soupdumpling
The Kingdom of Surfaces: Poems by Sally Wen Mao

emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

So glad I was able to get a copy of this book from my local library. Sally Wen Mao's previous work really stuck to me to the point that I bought a copy so I had to read her newest work. It took me longer to work through this given my mental health (and the entire state of the world falling apart as we watch the U.S. empire go into flames) but it was still a very solid collection of poetry.

My favorite poems in no particular order:
"Humpty Dumpty"
"On Porcelain"
"On Garbage"
"Romance of the Castle-Topper"