A review by skitch41
Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed

3.0

In the last two years it feels as though that being anything other than a straight white man has been under assault in this country. This small collection of poetry attempts to express in words the pent up anger and frustration that being an “other” in America feels like. Not all of the poetry lands as Mr. Reed is a little too experimental for my tastes at times. However, a couple of the poems such as “The Fratricide,” “Consent,” and “The Day _______ Died” make a real statement about race and gender relations in the present. This collection may not have some of my favorite poems, but a few do make you sit up and take notice.