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In Your Nature by Estlin McPhee
4.0
reflective

I requested and received this book from NetGalley. My opinions are my own. 

"In Your Nature" by Estlin McPhee is a beautifully written poetry collection. It did not pack the same punch as other queer poetry books I've read recently. However it is thought provoking and meditative. It's also more religious than I expected.

I found "In Your Nature" a meditative experience. I would get lost in the words of a poem and float off through memories. I believe it's a special kind of writing that can pull you into yourself like that. Something that allows you to experience memories without the hurt they carry. Kind of like intense solidarity. It was an overall good experience. 

I greatly enjoyed all of the poems in this collection. However, there are a few that pulled me in. One such group of poems were "Martha and Mary Witness Jesus's Death Across Time and space:August", "Wolf", "Snow", & "Bridge". Some of my other favorites were "Prayer For Whats to Come", "Gay Messiah", and "Glossolalia". But, again all of the poems are wonderful.