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4.0

This is a collection of very aggressive feminist poetry. A problem I often have with poetry is that I prefer a lot of structure, borderlining on old-fashioned, but am uninterested in older topics. I didn't have this problem here. The modern structuring worked and felt right to me, even when I looked at the poems on the screen of my phone. The poem, especially the early ones, were very impactful for me. What kept this from reaching 5 stars was the ending sections. It felt like a collection of not apologizing became apologetic. It was a weird time to bring up the limits of anger and empathy. I wish it could have married the anger to the empathy and love better, but to me it felt like the last section pushed the heat away.