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A review by jbmorgan86
Best Barbarian: Poems by Roger Reeves
2.0
National Book Award 2022 Read:
I’m not a dumb person. I’m educated. I have multiple degrees. I read constantly. I teach.
That being said, poetry like this makes me feel dumb. I read this from cover to cover and I couldn’t tell you what I read beyond a few themes. I read it aloud and appreciated some of the sound devices, but the meaning was totally lost on me. The collection comes with end notes about history, mythology, poetry, current events, etc. That was somewhat helpful.
This review says it all: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5007382872
I’m not a dumb person. I’m educated. I have multiple degrees. I read constantly. I teach.
That being said, poetry like this makes me feel dumb. I read this from cover to cover and I couldn’t tell you what I read beyond a few themes. I read it aloud and appreciated some of the sound devices, but the meaning was totally lost on me. The collection comes with end notes about history, mythology, poetry, current events, etc. That was somewhat helpful.
This review says it all: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5007382872