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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This collection of poetry was uniquely beautiful, full of remarkable lines that make you pause and think and then wish had thought of yourself. I found something to like or appreciate in every poem and several of them were extremely incisive and relatable. I found that I liked the poems earlier in the book better than those towards the end, but I think that’s just a matter of preference. In particular, “To the Popular Kids Who Called Me Gay”, “The Plea”, and “The Stoner Safari”, were utterly heartbreaking and completely compelling. I would be very interested to read anything else this author creates. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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How do you untangle the real you from the curated you? In this introspective yet whimsical collection, poet Grant Chemidlin takes readers into the thicket of self-discovery. What We Lost in the Swamp is a lush and vibrant collection of poems that examines the many manifestations of green: nature, inexperience, jealousy, burgeoning love, and exploring sexuality. It is a slow unfurling. It is a love letter to growth, to rediscovery, to finally learning how to speak the truth. These astonishing poems ask the reader: Who do you want to be in this world? How do you want to build a life? This is not a coming out. This is a coming in to one's truest self. No library descriptions found. |
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