I haven’t read a poem, let along a collection of poems, since high school as part of the English curriculum. Even then, it was the standard Robert Frosts and Shakespeare. Sometimes a Peter Skrzynecki if the teacher was feeling adventurous.
I knew going it it’ll take me some time to get into the rhythm of reading poems again. Each poet has a flow and it took me a few days of slowly reading the first few pages to get into it. This is also my first exposure to Ocean Vuong.
I’ve only reached halfway so I don’t have my thoughts gathered, but I will be doing a secondary post once I finish and am able to articulate my thoughts better. For now, I can say that I am enjoying it a lot.
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