5 stars
This is an amazing collection of poems. I have read so many poetry books that have a few stand out poems and not much else. In this one, each poems has a mind of its own. It grabs you by the face and pulls you in, makes you smile, makes you cry, gives you a glimpse into the human condition. Absolutely amazing. The topics are so varied unlike some poetry books that seem to only write poems about one topic. Instead Wiley covers a variety of things such as race, gender, fat acceptance, dating, loss, family, beauty standards, and childhood. So many topics and feelings and wonderfulness. Some of my favorites were, “My Whiteness Hits on Me in a Bar”, “Halloween Shopping With My Niece”, “Fat Joke”, “A Response to the Men of OkCupid Adamant About Showing Me Their Cocks”, “Waiting for the End of the World”, and “For Fat Girls Who Considered Starvation When Bulimia Wasn’t Enough”. The length of that list proves my point about the quality of these poems. With so many poetry books, I can list up to three poems I actually liked. These are just the ones that stood out the most. I also really enjoyed the Rejection series and How to Eat Your Feelings series. Great collection of poetry. I will definitely be looking for Wiley’s previous book.
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