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A review by couldbestephen
What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems by Grant Chemidlin
4.0
Queer poetry is some of the few subgenres of poetry I actually enjoy and connect with. “When I Realized I Was a Green Tree Frog in Another Life,” “The Boy and the Blue Bird,” and “Touchdown” were some of my favorites.
In all technicality, I think most of these count as prose instead of poems and there were a few shorter ones that felt kinda Rupi Kaur-esque (if you live that style, good for you, I find it a little lazy) that made this into a 4 star book.
All in all, I did enjoy these, as a casual enjoyer of poetry, this was an engaging read, and I love supporting queer artists who make good shit like this!
In all technicality, I think most of these count as prose instead of poems and there were a few shorter ones that felt kinda Rupi Kaur-esque (if you live that style, good for you, I find it a little lazy) that made this into a 4 star book.
All in all, I did enjoy these, as a casual enjoyer of poetry, this was an engaging read, and I love supporting queer artists who make good shit like this!