supercheesegirl

F lent me this one and I loved it. The long title poem was just amazing--the recurring themes, the historical elements, I was just really impressed. I liked quite a few of the other poems as well. There were some that made me say "Oh!" and close the book (which I think is a good thing--poems that overwhelmed me with their beauty such that I couldn't keep reading and had to come back to the book later). "The Quinero Sisters, 1968" was a poem like this. There were others (like "After a Long Illness") that I found less compelling, but these tended to be the wilder and less narrative poems, which makes sense considering my usual taste in poetry. I definitely want to read more of Christopher's work--highly recommended.