I received a free copy courtesy of Open Road Integrated Media via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
I love poetry. I can't really pinpoint what it is about this form of writing that transcends fictional writing but it's something special.
Oddly - because usually it's the synopsis of the book that pulls me in - the cover of this book is what grabbed my attention and really made me want to read it, the title was pretty eye catching as well.
To be quite honest I didn't understand what the heck I was reading in the first chapter/section. It wasn't until I was getting close to the second chapter/section that I realized this book or these poems are about how women are viewed (or should be viewed) by the author, Robin Morgan.
“I am not yours when you are too much mine”
“You are not mine when I am too much yours”
“How could I be caught dead being alive?”
“Why is my madness not beautiful to me?”
These four lines hit my heart something fierce. The meaning behind them I know is mind blowing. The fact that I don't FULLY understand what they mean in no way takes away from their beauty.
In a book that contained numerous of poems the ones that really grabbed me and had my heart pumping harder were Annunciation, the Vigil, Arraignment, and Monster.
One might wonder why the poem Monster wasn't placed first because of the name of the book, well once you read this masterpiece you'll understand that no other poem in this WHOLE book would've been able to conclude as that poem did. Whatever questions or concerns you gathered while reading, this poem answers everything.
I am truly glad that I've read this book of treasures. This book has reaffirmed my pride of being a woman in an ego-ridden society. Some of the things said were over the top for me but I was okay with it because to me poetry is a deeper expression of ones self, so EVERY word written showed Robin Morgan's heart to me and I will be forever grateful in having the opportunity to glimpse at the woman she is.
“A man should be careful not to arouse the anger of a woman, for he has to sleep sometime – and with both eyes closed”
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