Lovelace argues for writing complexity in women, but then goes and writes a poem like this: will you still think i’m lovely if there’s no gap between myLovelace argues for writing complexity in women, but then goes and writes a poem like this: will you still think i’m lovely if there’s no gap between my thighs? — something every girl has had to wonder
Lines like this forget about those who never had a thigh gap to begin with; you can't show the complexity of women whilst painting them all to have had the exact same experience.
I hate that these poems try to show that you that a woman doesn't live for a man, and yet they're all so.. centred around men regardless. What does it mean when all your thoughts around existing for yourself are all wrapped into trying to prove that to men?
Beautiful poems revolving around the author's mixed heritage, and her love of food and it's integral part to her life. Nina Mingya Powles is a delightBeautiful poems revolving around the author's mixed heritage, and her love of food and it's integral part to her life. Nina Mingya Powles is a delightful writer, I just wish there was more of her work out there for me to read!...more
I think the recent history (as in the last 20 years) could have been explored in a bit more detail as a lot of it won't be familiar to current yo3.5/5
I think the recent history (as in the last 20 years) could have been explored in a bit more detail as a lot of it won't be familiar to current younger readers. Also the way the American military and police were romanticised in current times felt weird for a book showing a history that has been shaped by colonisation and oppressive violence....more
I was a bit on the fence about whether to rate this 2 or 3. There were a few poems in this collection that I did really quite like; Shelter, The MermaI was a bit on the fence about whether to rate this 2 or 3. There were a few poems in this collection that I did really quite like; Shelter, The Mermaid, A Wild Goose Chase, and Too Far In. But on the whole I thought the vast majority of those poems were too literal, too conversational, and lacked layers. Also, dare I say, that this was a bit too.. hetero for me? Not really a flaw but just personal taste. I'm bi but I found the focus on/theme of men not appreciating what they have a bit intense and it does tend to be more of a prominent feature in exclusively straight relationships....more
I enjoyed reading Sappho for the first time but I feel there must be a better translation. This seemed a little too geared to modern Western audiencesI enjoyed reading Sappho for the first time but I feel there must be a better translation. This seemed a little too geared to modern Western audiences....more
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