Even a Child

by Alain Veinstein

poetry, tr Robert Kocik & Rosmarie Waldrop

Genres: Poetry

60 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tyler Ookami]

Picked out somewhat at randomly due to its short length but man did I enjoy this immensely. It's gruesome and bizarre and pretty much a perfect example of what I like in longform poetry. It does a very good job of depicting childhood experiences with violence and the hazy recollection they cause in a suitably abstract and implicit manner. There was a particularly interesting passage that deal with an inability to connect with standard pornographic representations of sexuality and I was like yeah sure real. I will probably seek out more Veinstein now.