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I loved this. The MC, a poet, ends up in the ICU after a sudden, devastating, medical episode.

The medical bits were a tough read, and quite upsetting at times but still weirdly beautiful. The rest of the book was also full of beauty, as the MC reflected on music, art, love, poetry and dogs. ❤️

I highly recommend this, from the #toblonglist - it should have made the shortlist.

Levine writes about working class people as in My Brother, Antonio, the baker,remembers family members as in Yenkl or a dead friend in Storms. But he also writes about the lyrical I in nature as in Gospel which to me is an outstanding poem.Its rhythm,the pauses,the clear,transparent diction.”I didn‘t come for answers to a place like this, I came to walk”-love the line.Not all poems were emotionally resonant,but overall a great collection.

Set amidst the Covid pandemic, the narrator experiences sharp pain but waits 5 days to seek medical attention.He ends up hospitalised while the doctors are trying to figure out what caused the tear in his aorta.In less able hands this could have turned into a dull disaster but Greenwell is a poet, wonderful writer and his insights, memories, poetry analyses and observations are a pleasure to read. I didn‘t love all of it but it is a pick for me.

A fascinating biography on one of the most talented and sometimes overlooked southern writers. Quickly fading physical health took its toll way too early.

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I‘m so irresponsible giving this a pick. It‘s a mess. Directionless, rushed, sometimes incoherent. But it‘s a Faulknerian mess. It has its joys on flying, New Orleans (lightly fictionalized), Mardi Gras, drunkness, and lust…and its Macbeth themes/parallels. And its neologisms, words like yair, or smashed-together words like umbrellarib. If you can hack through, you might actually find it fun. I did.

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I'm planning on revisiting some gems of EA Poe's, my favorite spooky author. 🖤🐦‍⬛🖤

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Poe = mystery. Not much more to be said except that this annotated version is incredibly interesting with many insights into the time period, word usage, and the life of the maestro himself. Even The Alan Parsons Project knew what to title their album in homage to Poe (one of my favorite albums, btw). 🖤🐦‍⬛🖤