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A review by julesnymoo
Homie: Poems by Danez Smith
4.0
I had three books I've been reading and I didn't think I will start a new one till today. I'm behind in schoolwork, and at life, pretty much, but one assignment for my English class made me pick this book off the shelf. For the afternoon, I read every page of it, and to my satisfaction, I loved it.
Danez Smith explores loss, trauma, friendships of their own, and even depression foods under a hundred pages. I liked a few of them. I really liked some of it, and the majority of the poems made me love it. I loved how in their form, I could see ASL (American Sign Language) in play. For instance:
"i poem ten police a day
i poem the mayor with my bare hands."
Using the word 'poem' as an active drive for change, and expression of their rawness felt very "ASL" to me. Instead of using a different verb, Smith chose poem as a verb; master of their decisions with what to do with a poem. In various poems, we can see Smith delivering their own signature, sense of writing.
I especially loved this collection, because Danez Smith as a black person increases the depth and rawness weaved in their poetry. I ache for it as much as I loved it.
Here are some of my favorite poems titled
"i’m going back to Minnesota where sadness makes sense"
"the flower who bloomed thru the fence in grandma’s yard"
"dogs!"
"on faggotness"
"say it with your whole black mouth"
"white ni***s" (disclaimer: I am a white person therefore I prefer not to refrain from the censorship because it certainly doesn't belong to me to use)
"my poems"
"notes"
Reading some of the poems slow down my eyes, let me skied over it as if I was spending my afternoon snowboarding in a pow worthy mountain. You just lost yourself in it. Okay, I have to go, brb writing 6 pages paper on this book. (yes check this out pls, I hope I was convincing because goddamn this is so good)
I will definitely be checking out their other works. A talented, creative poet who delivers anything you are guaranteed to enjoy among their collection.
Danez Smith explores loss, trauma, friendships of their own, and even depression foods under a hundred pages. I liked a few of them. I really liked some of it, and the majority of the poems made me love it. I loved how in their form, I could see ASL (American Sign Language) in play. For instance:
"i poem ten police a day
i poem the mayor with my bare hands."
Using the word 'poem' as an active drive for change, and expression of their rawness felt very "ASL" to me. Instead of using a different verb, Smith chose poem as a verb; master of their decisions with what to do with a poem. In various poems, we can see Smith delivering their own signature, sense of writing.
I especially loved this collection, because Danez Smith as a black person increases the depth and rawness weaved in their poetry. I ache for it as much as I loved it.
Here are some of my favorite poems titled
"i’m going back to Minnesota where sadness makes sense"
"the flower who bloomed thru the fence in grandma’s yard"
"dogs!"
"on faggotness"
"say it with your whole black mouth"
"white ni***s" (disclaimer: I am a white person therefore I prefer not to refrain from the censorship because it certainly doesn't belong to me to use)
"my poems"
"notes"
Reading some of the poems slow down my eyes, let me skied over it as if I was spending my afternoon snowboarding in a pow worthy mountain. You just lost yourself in it. Okay, I have to go, brb writing 6 pages paper on this book. (yes check this out pls, I hope I was convincing because goddamn this is so good)
I will definitely be checking out their other works. A talented, creative poet who delivers anything you are guaranteed to enjoy among their collection.
Trigger warning: death, suicide, loss (very heavy at times)