Tag: poetry
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[Poetry Book Review] SAD SEXY CATHOLIC by Lauren Badillo Milici
In this intimate collection of poetry, spells are cast, hearts are broken, and prayers go unanswered. Sad Sexy Catholic follows the journey of a young twenty-something as she navigates the already difficult task of existing made even harder by trauma, body dysmorphia, a personality disorder, and leftover guilt from a religious upbringing. The speaker in these poems…
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[Book Review] WASPS IN THE ICE CREAM by Tim McGregor
So fun, so tasty, so comforting. This is a coming of age story about a teenage boy who becomes close with an outcast “witchy” girl in their small town. It has bits of creepy, ghostly moments but it mostly shows the angst of being a teenager while navigating different relationships. I became pretty attached to…
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[Book Review] THE BUTTERFLY BRUISES by Palmer Smith
Smith’s debut collection consists of 80 poems and several short stories. It is a meditation on miscommunication, childhood, Northeastern vs. Southern American culture, family, nature vs. technology, and the imagination of the introvert.it down. “From sonnets to somnambulance, from algae to oxytocin, from manatees to Manhattan, Stirling Smith rides the riptides of memory’s fictions and…
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