A review by bluetans
You're the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened by Arisa White

Im grateful for the gift of words. To begin, i was really glad for the introduction because it centered the book in what it was going to do/what it wanted to achieve. I enjoyed all the things explored through and through even though sometimes i was jolted out of the comfortable pace i was reading /taking notes because one word will stick out or just the way of story telling will have me pause and read slowly. The section "Effluvium" is an example. All the poems for Karen, personal as they are gave me fresh eyes reading the book/the poems moving forward. I enjoyed how there was this aspect of the author speaking so candidly without metaphor and ofc, the introduction at the end.. at the end. Just wow. Some of my favorite poems were in this section and onwards. I think it really marked a turning point in the book.

Overall, very enjoyable. All the forms used were also super cool especially the 4 square poem.