This poem will stay with me. It's a topic often written (unfortunately) but not with this poet's language, slant, and ability to get inside characters and situations. Such inventive language "content to swan around in muddy shorts,"
Tishani Doshi, what her poems do to me, ineffable, in fact this whole book of poems, “Girls Coming Out of the Woods”—brilliant, haunting, unforgettable. I carried it around with me for a long time.
What a nice ending!
I have loved the book since I first read it and this poem is haunting and makes me want to sit with it. Thanks for sharing!
Boy do you ever know how to find gems. I've gotta order that book!
Marvelously imaginative.
This poem will stay with me. It's a topic often written (unfortunately) but not with this poet's language, slant, and ability to get inside characters and situations. Such inventive language "content to swan around in muddy shorts,"
Wow, love this one.
Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful poet 💜
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Tishani Doshi, what her poems do to me, ineffable, in fact this whole book of poems, “Girls Coming Out of the Woods”—brilliant, haunting, unforgettable. I carried it around with me for a long time.
I like that book too, Tara!