This is my first poetry book review so I wanted to go over how I want to rate Poetry books I read and to start to refine how I review and rate books. So take this review with a physical pound of salt, and be ready to explore and learn how I want to review poetry. It might actually grow…

I'm going to have to give this 25 out of a 100. I was worried about talking too poorly on this book because it's not fun to try to rip apart someone who is just trying to launch their first book. There is a fear that the first review an author ever read will be my own, and if I…

Between You and These Bones was the best poetry book I read in June. I felt the need to open with this because Between You and These Bones' own opening letter is so bad I had to comment on it and I didn't want you seeing how much I hated the opening letter and walked away thinking I hated this…

While I doubt there is such a thing as a perfect book, imagining myself finding a better book seems incredibly unlikely. The one thing I'd have to say is that this was recommended to me as a poetry book, it is found in the poetry section of the bookstore, and that this is a novel. It is not a poetry…

Lima::Limon Natalie Scenters-Zapico 81/100 There is no preface! Horrible or otherwise. Given the photography that's on the cover, and the lack of a preface telling me how I should feel, this book was off to an amazing start. I had subtle fears that it is translated- translated books often have their lexicon shifted so highly they are unreadable. This said,…

A Sand BookAriana Reines Poems 0/100 Tin House Books, Portland Oregon I'm having a problem reading this book. I can't parse it. About 100 pages in and I've no notes. Its just words and sentences stringed together in a way I don't understand. I can't parse it. If I can't parse it, then I can't really review it. This reminds…