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Alexa Doran

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February 2019


Average rating: 4.59 · 29 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Long Devotion: Poets Wr...

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4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions
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DM Me, Mother Darling: Poems

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The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
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I selected this book because hooks' references Peck in the badassery which is All About Love.

Peck would be excited to know that I think stumbling upon this book was serendipitous!

I love this book for the demands it makes upon its reader and for the
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The Sonnets by Sandra Simonds
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Simonds reminds us how incredibly capable the world is of surprise. And how desperately I needed!!! this reminder. Further, Simonds forces us to look at the myriad ways that corporate America has co-opted our ability to feel surprise. The experience ...more
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Bomb by BOMB Magazine
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Not life-changing. but an interesting showcase of various authors' personalities. Will probably check out some Jonathan Franzen after reading his interview. ...more
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Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
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DELICIOUS. Devoured. Delightfully pretentious. The perfect secondhand find. How can I apply for Fadiman U?
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Vanity Twist by Iain Grinbergs
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Magical Negro by Morgan  Parker
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While I typically think poetry collections are meant to be experienced in one sitting, Parker resisted that expectation by creating poems so goddamn heavy you need days to absorb them, to begin to hold them. The collection hurts and provokes and move ...more
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Days of Shame & Failure by Jennifer L. Knox
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You have to contort your mind in all new ways to understand each poem. It's such a favor to the reader to demand fresh, immediate attention. So envious of the breadth of this collection. The first lines! The Ashbery-ness!***



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Early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries by Duncan Sayer
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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