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Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices by Walter Dean Myers

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I want to wallpaper my house in these poems. My god. 

Nature Poem by Tommy Pico

Don’t think Pico’s style of writing is quite to my taste but these weren’t bad, per se. I just had trouble with them. 

If They Come for Us by Fatimah Asghar

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.75

The Final Voicemails: Poems by Max Ritvo

reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

Ephemera by Sierra DeMulder

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

These were achingly tender

Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez

fast-paced

4.0

La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This had so much potential to be more than what it was and what it is is already good. The ending was abrupt and some plot points were evolved faster than 2min rice when a little more exposition may have been a better strategy. 

The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

70% Acrylic 30% Wool by Viola Di Grado, Michael Reynolds

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Has everyone lost their collective marbles?! This was incredible!

Just a monstrously spectacular introspective on grief and rage. And that ending?! Get serious.