A review by softgalaxy
The Surrender Theory: Poems by Caitlin Conlon

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I think this is a poetry collection I’ll have to read again and much more slowly. There is so much imagery and metaphors to unpack, they stay with you long after reading. 

Caitlin Conlon is one of my favourite poets, I enjoyed her work Cavity, but The Surrender Theory shows her growth as a writer.

Grief is tough terrain to navigate, but Conlon climbs through it without any expectation of a destination or completion of a journey. Grief just is
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