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brookeblantonleith 's review for:
WARBLES
by Alex Z. Salinas
WARBLES by Alex Z. Salinas keeps you guessing, while staying true to a consistent tune. That tune is one of nostalgia and pride, confusion and insecurity, and the delicate tightrope of identity. With humor and raw details, Salinas paints the picture of a non-Spanish-speaking, light-skinned Hispanic man from South Texas.
He fiercely values his heritage but strives for validation on the person he's become—by choice and by circumstance. Like in "Salt," where he explores the distance between him and his elder relatives, while acknowledging the unbreakable ties that bind him to his bloodline.
Salinas also offers biting critiques of modern day society that convey a refreshing self-awareness. In "The Great Thing About Having No Tattoos," he simultaneously pokes fun at himself and also at those unlike him entirely; "Vacuum cleaner" is a rapid-fire take-down of our country's current leadership; and in "TV religion," the poet compares two very different television broadcasts —church and sports—in an effort to weigh their sacredness.
WARBLES is a fun, thought-provoking, and immersive read and I'm looking forward to seeing what else the young author dreams up.
He fiercely values his heritage but strives for validation on the person he's become—by choice and by circumstance. Like in "Salt," where he explores the distance between him and his elder relatives, while acknowledging the unbreakable ties that bind him to his bloodline.
Salinas also offers biting critiques of modern day society that convey a refreshing self-awareness. In "The Great Thing About Having No Tattoos," he simultaneously pokes fun at himself and also at those unlike him entirely; "Vacuum cleaner" is a rapid-fire take-down of our country's current leadership; and in "TV religion," the poet compares two very different television broadcasts —church and sports—in an effort to weigh their sacredness.
WARBLES is a fun, thought-provoking, and immersive read and I'm looking forward to seeing what else the young author dreams up.