For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleA gorgeous, thought-provoking, haunting, beautiful, harrowing, maddening, gut-wrenching collection of poems. Gibson has such a way with words and a real talent for creating lasting images and descriptions. This book deals with a lot of heavy issues in ...
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleGorgeous. Amazing. Heart wrenching. Eye opening. Gibson definitely has a way with words. This collection is amazing.I have been meaning to get around to reading their work for a while now and I am so glad I finally did. I absolutely loved this book. Ea...
This is an exceptional collection. It speaks to the American experience; gun violence, mental illness and politics are all discussed in breathtaking verse. I read this in an hour and in that time it took me through every emotion I have. I laughed through 'Boomerang Valentine' and felt my heart sink ...
I usually prefer to write my own reviews, but the write up in the back of this book nails it so perfectly I have to steal it: "In a fierce oscillation between activism and love, Andrea's most recent literary triumph, Lord of the Butterflies, is a book of protests, panic attacks, and pride parades....
Andrea Gibson is a strong person and an equally strong poet. I say that with conviction after reading this collection. A lot of her poems are on the long side for my taste (about 3 pages on average), but the ideas and language are there. She writes a lot about gender identity and sexual identity, wh...
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