Never Make Them Cry: Classrooms & Coffins

by Ralph James Savarese

150 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2024

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how these poems strike a balance between dark humor and really tough topics: parents trapped in nursing homes during the pandemic, the sudden death of friends, all the hard things that teachers have to deal with on a nearly daily basis. Because of the dark humor, these poems get me feeling and thinking but not wallowing in misery. Lots of great wordplay, too.

[Riley McCall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The poems in this collection almost always included narratives, and narrative poetry is the poetry that I enjoy the best. Savarese is great at creating striking scenes, and I loved the stories he was able to tell in each piece.