A review by sebs_gaybooks
I Am A Human Being by Jackson Nieuwland

emotional

I always find poetry difficult to rate, especially since I'm so new to the medium. Rating it implies I have something in which to compare it to, and I really don't; I have no idea what I enjoy in poetry (if I enjoy it at all). So what I will say is I enjoyed this, the exploration of identity and selfhood, as Nieuwland places themselves into different entities, almost testing out the boundaries and limits of what one can be. Exploring something as multifaceted and difficult as identity is always gonna be difficult, but Nieuwland uses poetry as an avenue to express it. It's weird, confusing but beautiful.