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A review by leonidskies
Masculinity: An Anthology of Modern Voices by Rick Dove, Stuart McPherson, Aaron Kent
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
This is a pretty decent collection of poetry, with varied, interesting perspectives conveyed in various sensitive and creative ways. That diversity is both a credit to the collection and its downfall - in the various different styles of poetry and subject matter, there were as many that didn't quite hit for me as those that did.
I really enjoyed and connected with the poetry on transmasculinity and queer masculinities, which is....unsurprising. There were also some really heartwarming and heartwrenching works on grief and fatherhood which I enjoyed a lot.
I don't want to understate how good of a collection I think this is - if you want a work on a breadth of masculinities, this is a fantastic anthology. I think I'm just still working on 'getting' poetry a little better, so some of the works were just a little beyond my enjoyment.
I really enjoyed and connected with the poetry on transmasculinity and queer masculinities, which is....unsurprising. There were also some really heartwarming and heartwrenching works on grief and fatherhood which I enjoyed a lot.
I don't want to understate how good of a collection I think this is - if you want a work on a breadth of masculinities, this is a fantastic anthology. I think I'm just still working on 'getting' poetry a little better, so some of the works were just a little beyond my enjoyment.