NOTHING BETWEEN US is a collection of stunning poems about Berkeley in the 60s that examines the politics of race, nuances of the feminist movement, as well as the complexities of infidelity.
Bought this book for its structure--novel in prose poems, and for the setting--Berkeley in late sixties, and it is cool for those 2 points, but the object references take up too much space and leave little room for lyrical language. Can a Melita coffee pot sit in a poem? Not for me, but I still like the idea of the book. There are some lovely moments when brand names drop away and the poetry emerges. Is it fiction? Hmm